Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 453 people, lies in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Douville is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 29% of residents are 65 or over.
The one thing Douville does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Douville as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Martin, in Liorac-sur-Louyre, 7.6 mi away.
29% 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 Douville.
Among adults, 28% have a degree. Ages in Douville split evenly at 48.7: half are older, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 111 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| Douville | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 7.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Dordogne’s towns (11.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. For its 200 residents in work, Douville has 150 jobs: 0.8 each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €24,420 a year per consumption unit.
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.
The market in Douville: 14 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.21/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and family days out in and near Douville. Best known first.
Nothing in Douville is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Douville.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douville | 453 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Neuvic | 3,687 | 9.1 | A− | A | B+ | B |
| Saint-Astier | 5,376 | 11 | B+ | A− | B+ | B+ |
| Sanilhac | 4,757 | 11 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Mussidan | 2,771 | 12 | D | A− | D | C− |
| Bergerac | 27,110 | 12 | C | B | D | B |
| Marsac-sur-l'Isle | 3,187 | 13 | B+ | B+ | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Douville is a commune of 453 people in the Communauté de communes Isle et Crempse en Périgord. 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.