0.4% of homes are flats, below 99% of compared French towns
Against a figure of 10% in the typical compared French town, the share of single-parent households in Douzat comes in at 4.9%. For Douzat, the census puts residents aged 15 to 24 at 7.8%. On households headed by a manual worker, Douzat sits lower than 78% of compared French towns: 9.8%. The 2023 Census put the town’s population at 438, in 200 households.
Throughout this page, the Charente median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Slower than most: −2% since 2012, behind 80% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and +1% for the median Charente town, the change came in two steps: +4% from 2012 to 2017, then −7% to 2023.
Half of Douzat is over 47.9, older than 74% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Douzat 47.9. The median compared French town: 44.
In Douzat, 27% of residents are 65 or over, beside 22% in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Charente 52.4%, France 51.8%.
27% of households are couples with children, a share 59% of compared French towns don’t reach
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Charente median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.2 people. On one-person households, Douzat sits lower than 55% of compared French towns: 34%. Against that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
Only 4.3% of households have no car in Douzat
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town, against 4.3% in Douzat. Empty homes make up about one in 13 here (7.5%). Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. For households without a car, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 11%.
A median of €25,480 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
Living standards centre on €25,480 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 55% of compared French towns.
Below 68% of compared French towns: 29% of households are headed by a retired person
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In the typical compared French town, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional; in Douzat, 12%. For households headed by a retired person, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 32%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 87% of compared French towns: 2.5%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Charente has 4.8%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 87% of compared French towns. To put it in context, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The share of foreign nationals stands at 1.3%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 21% in Douzat, less than in 88% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Douzat has more married residents than 51% of compared French towns, at 43%. The wider picture: 25% of residents 15 and over are single in the typical compared French town.
A smaller share of graduates of higher education than 82% of compared French towns: 21%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of adults with no qualification is 14%, against 19% in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (438 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
Around Douzat, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douzat | 47.9 | 27% | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| Fléac 3,861 · 5.1 mi | 49.1 | 26% | 0.5% | 3.9% |
| Rouillac 2,919 · 6.4 mi | 49.3 | 30% | 5.7% | 2.6% |
| Saint-Yrieix-sur-Charente 7,539 · 6.7 mi | 47.5 | 28% | 1.5% | 5.6% |
| Saint-Michel 3,196 · 6.9 mi | 49.8 | 32% | 2.4% | 8.2% |
| La Boixe 2,841 · 7.2 mi | 45.7 | 25% | 3.8% | 1.7% |
| Châteauneuf-sur-Charente 3,550 · 8 mi | 49.8 | 29% | 2.9% | 6.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Douzat
What is the population of Douzat?
438 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 2% fewer than in 2012 (449).
How old are Douzat’s residents?
The median age is 47.9, older than 74% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 27% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Douzat?
10, with occasional dwellings: 4.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Douzat?
INSEE counts 11 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 2.5% of residents, and 6 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Douzat?
€25,480 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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