13% are under 15, above Charente-Maritime’s towns (12%) but below compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.8%. Typical age in Le Douhet: 50.9, the median.

50.9median age

Le DouhetCharente-Maritime medianFrance median

Charente-Maritime medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

28%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma15%

CAP or BEP33%

Baccalauréat19%

Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Le Douhet
	Le Douhet	Charente-Maritime median	France median
Under 15	13%	12%	17%
15–24	8.8%	7.6%	11%
25–44	19%	17%	23%
45–64	30%	27%	26%
65+	28%	36%	22%
No diploma	15%	19%	19%
CAP or BEP	33%	29%	26%
Baccalauréat	19%	18%	18%
Higher education	27%	27%	30%

Full pageLe Douhet’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages50.9 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households330 households · 2.1 people per household Born abroad2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Le Douhet?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Le Douhet keeps more of its old housing than Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Douhet counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments locally is Aqueduc gallo-romain de Saintes. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.

4historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé3

Inscrit1

Among them · Classé

Aqueduc gallo-romain de Saintes Antiquity
Église Saint-Martial 12th & 15th c.

Antiquity

oldest protected part

1840

first monument protected

Full pageLe Douhet’s history pageOpen the page

Age of homes40% built before 1919 · Older homes Map4 historic monuments Classé3 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Le Douhet?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Le Douhet walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or compared French towns: 1.7%

Jobs based in Le Douhet number 150, against 300 residents in work (0.4 per worker). Unemployment stood at 11.6%, higher than both Charente-Maritime’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 6.0% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%

Motorbike or scooter1%

On foot1%

Public transport1%

Bicycle0%

150

jobs based in Le Douhet, 0.4 per working resident

11.6%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

€25,820

median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970

worked without traveling (at or from home)

Full pageLe Douhet’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here150 jobs based here · 0.4 per working resident Median income€25,820 a year · Median income per consumption unit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Le Douhet than in Charente-Maritime’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.02/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €8.47/m² a month. Le Douhet recorded 20 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 85% were houses.

€11.02/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Le Douhet€11.02/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Charente-Maritime median€12.46/m²

€11.02/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.88 to €13.69/m² a month)

€8.47/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Full pageLe Douhet’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Renting€11.02/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Nearby attractions

Château du Douhet and 3 more in and around Le Douhet

Heritage and museums in and near Le Douhet. Best known first.

All attractions →

ChâteauChâteauChâteau du Douhetin town Archaeological siteArchaeological siteGrand Font (Aqueduc de Saintes)in town MuseumMuseumMaison des Aqueducs1.9 km southeast, in Vénérand ChâteauChâteauChâteau Gaillard3.8 km north, in Juicq

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Le Douhet

12pages on Le Douhet

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 5.6 mi away Work & commute150 jobs based here Housing20 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractions3 places to visit mapped in town ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.9 History4 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Le Douhet counts 4 historic monuments: 3 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →

Aqueduc gallo-romain de SaintesArchaeological site · Antiquity

Église Saint-MartialChurch · 12th & 15th c.

Photo credits

Aqueduc gallo-romain de Saintes: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Martial: Photo: Llann Wé² · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Le Douhet

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Douhet yet.

How we find them →

Le Douhet’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Charente-Maritime →

SaintesChaniersSaint-Georges-des-CoteauxSaint-Jean-d'AngélyVal-de-CognacCognacLe Douhet

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Le Douhet	708	—	—	—	—	—
Saintes	25,363	5.1	C	C⁺	D⁻	C⁺
Chaniers	3,651	5.2	—	B⁻	—	C
Saint-Georges-des-Coteaux	2,843	6.7	—	C⁺	—	A
Saint-Jean-d'Angély	6,784	9.9	C⁻	B	D⁻	C⁻
Val-de-Cognac Charente	3,471	11	A	A⁻	A⁺	B⁺
Cognac Charente	18,532	14	B	B⁺	D	C⁺

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Le Douhet

Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Le Douhet is a commune of 708 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.

Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries

Population: 708 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté d'agglomération de Saintes - Grandes Rives - L'Agglo
Département: Charente-Maritime (17)
Région: Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area: 7.2 sq mi (18.5 km²)
INSEE code: 17143

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.