Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 353 in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Douchapt is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The one thing Douchapt does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Douchapt as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Donjon de Vernode, in Tocane-Saint-Apre, 0.7 mi away.
24% 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 Douchapt.
9.1% of residents are 15 to 24 and 25% are 65 or over, against 9% and 33% in the median compared commune of Dordogne. 28% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Dordogne 24%, France 30%).
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Douchapt | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Douchapt comes below both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Douchapt has 50 jobs for 150 working residents, 0.3 per worker. At the census, 4.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Douchapt, that is above both Dordogne’s towns (87.7%) and compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Michel DebetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 62 | 94%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Douchapt sits below both Dordogne’s towns (€10.18/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Douchapt. Best known first.
Nothing in Douchapt 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 Douchapt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douchapt | 353 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ribérac | 3,734 | 5.2 | C+ | A | C− | C+ |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 7.4 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 9.9 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Chancelade | 4,468 | 10 | A− | B+ | A− | B− |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 11 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 13 | B− | B− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Douchapt is a commune of 353 people in the Communauté de communes du Périgord Ribéracois. 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.