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845 people live in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Douzillac a good place to live?

Douzillac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.

What makes Douzillac stand out

The one thing Douzillac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Château de Mauriac
Château de Mauriac · Inscrit · Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Douzillac’s story

Douzillac in pictures

Douzillac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 2016.

21% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2016First protected: Château de Mauriac
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Nearby attractions

Château des Chauveaux and 10 more in and around Douzillac

Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Douzillac. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Douzillac.

Who lives here

Fewer people in Douzillac hold a degree than in Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 21%

Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, lower than Dordogne’s towns (33%) yet higher than compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.5% of the town.

48.6median age
DouzillacDordogne medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma22%
CAP or BEP34%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Douzillac
DouzillacDordogne medianFrance median
Under 1516%13%17%
15–249.5%9%11%
25–4420%18%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+27%33%22%
No diploma22%23%19%
CAP or BEP34%28%26%
Baccalauréat18%19%18%
Higher education21%24%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Douzillac keeps more of its old housing than Dordogne’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Douzillac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
15th c.
oldest protected part
2016
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Only 3.0% of commuters in Douzillac go to work without a car, fewer than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns

9.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and near compared French towns (10.1%). For its 350 residents in work, Douzillac has 50 jobs: 0.2 each. The median disposable income is €23,500 a year per consumption unit.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Douzillac, 0.2 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Schools

86.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

The nearest collège is 2.7 mi away. The closest lycée for the general bac is 11.5 mi off.

86.0%passed the brevet

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Douzillac86.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Henri BretinNearest collègeCollègeCollège6486%+1 pt
86.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +1 pt against the expected rate
2.7 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Douzillac costs less than in Dordogne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.83/m² a month

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

A house rents for an estimated €7.33/m² a month. Douzillac recorded 28 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 96% of what sold.

€8.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Douzillac€8.83/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Dordogne median€10.18/m²
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.92 to €11.27/m² a month)
€7.33/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Douzillac

13pages on Douzillac

Landmarks

Douzillac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Château de Mauriac: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Douzillac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Douzillac yet.

How we find them →

Douzillac’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 Dordogne →
NeuvicMussidanSaint-AstierRibéracMarsac-sur-l'IsleMontpon-MénestérolNeuvicMussidanSaint-AstierRibéracMarsac-sur-l'IsleMontpon-MénestérolDouzillac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Douzillac845—————
Neuvic3,6872.5A−AB+B
Mussidan2,7714.5DA−DC−
Saint-Astier5,3766.6B+A−B+B+
Ribérac3,73412C+AC−C+
Marsac-sur-l'Isle3,18713B+B+B+B
Montpon-Ménestérol5,86613DB+CD

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

About Douzillac

Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Douzillac is a commune of 845 people in the Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre 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

Population
845 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Isle Vern Salembre en Périgord
Département
Dordogne (24)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
6.6 sq mi (17.1 km²)
INSEE code
24157

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 November 4, 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.