Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 204 residents in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
At under 1,000 residents, Doux is too small for the grades other French towns get. It skews older: 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Doux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Doux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Cherves, in Cherves, 1.5 mi away.
39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Doux.
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, above both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (26%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. Among adults, 23% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Deux-Sèvres 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Doux | Deux-Sèvres median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 26% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 25% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Deux-Sèvres median and France median: the median of compared communes
On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 5.0% of commuters travelled at the census. 50 jobs are based in Doux, for 100 working residents (0.4 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €23,330 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Deux-Sèvres’ towns (€24,720) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Doux from July 2023 to June 2026: 11 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Doux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Doux yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doux | 204 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Airvault | 3,306 | 9.9 | A+ | A | A− | B− |
| Vouillé Vienne | 3,697 | 10 | A | B | A− | C |
| Neuville-de-Poitou Vienne | 5,513 | 12 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu Vienne | 5,713 | 13 | A− | A | A+ | B |
| Cissé Vienne | 2,869 | 13 | — | B | — | A+ |
| Châtillon-sur-Thouet | 2,656 | 13 | — | A | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Doux is a commune of 204 people in the Communauté de communes de Parthenay-Gâtine. 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
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.