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1,151 residents make their home in this town in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
La Douze’s best grade is for cost of living (A) — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is 30% of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Health lags: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 12% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Getting around depends on the car: 29% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Jobs and pay trail most towns: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. La Douze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares La Douze with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
La Douze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Douze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1927.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Douze.
8.0% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Dordogne’s towns (12.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 4.2% of commuters at the census. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,940 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
101 deaths in La Douze between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 90: 12% above. The nearest emergency department to La Douze is Polyclinique Francheville, 10.3 mi away. Women in Dordogne live to 85.2 on average and men to 79.6 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in La Douze.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in La Douze, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, close to Dordogne’s towns (9%) and below compared French towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
| La Douze | Dordogne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 18% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 33% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 24% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Dordogne median and France median: the median of compared communes
La Douze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens: Photo: Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Douze 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Douze | 1,151 | — | — | A | — | D |
| Bassillac et Auberoche | 4,361 | 7.2 | A− | A− | A+ | C |
| Sanilhac | 4,757 | 7.2 | A | B | A+ | B |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire | 10,759 | 7.9 | A | B | A− | A− |
| Trélissac | 7,372 | 10 | B+ | B | B | B− |
| Périgueux | 29,055 | 11 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers | 7,832 | 11 | B− | B− | B | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Douze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Commune in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
La Douze is a commune of 1,151 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Périgueux. 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 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.