In La Douze, 2.8% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
The figure for households without a car is 3.8% in La Douze and 11% in the typical compared French town. The town had 1,151 residents in 510 households at the 2023 Census. The census found that 1% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the town. Compared with other places, households headed by a manual worker are common here: 22%, more than in 89% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Dordogne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
+4% since 2012: slower than 53% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The median Dordogne town changed −1% and the median compared French town +5%; here the first five years brought +4% and the next six ±0%.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 86% of compared French towns: 8.7%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Douze 47.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in La Douze is 47.4, higher than in 72% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. On the census count, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Dordogne 52.7%, France 51.8%.
One-person households: 29%, a lower share than 80% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Dordogne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Average household size: 2.2 people. Few places have so few single-parent households: 8.9% here, fewer than in just over two thirds of compared French towns. The comparison figure for one-person households is 35% in the typical compared French town. Against a figure of 25% in the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children in La Douze comes in at 26%.
Above 85% of compared French towns: 7.8% of homes are second homes
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
21% of households have been in place 30 years or more; 9% moved in within the last two years. At 5.4%, the share of empty homes is lower than in 70% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town.
A median of €23,940 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,940 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 72% of compared French towns.
Only 4.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional in La Douze
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
The share of households headed by a retired person trails 86% of compared French towns: 24%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Foreign nationals make up 11% in La Douze, more than in 84% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Where 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town, La Douze has 11%. As a reference point, 4.3% of residents are foreign nationals in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Dordogne has 5.4%; immigrants here make up a share higher than in just over three quarters of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 18% in La Douze, less than in 98% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
In the typical compared French town, 43% of residents 15 and over are married; in La Douze, 45%. The share of single residents in the typical compared French town is 25%.
La Douze sits below 86% of compared French towns for graduates of higher education (20%)
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%; La Douze has 24%. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (1,151 to 2,582 people), the 15th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
A younger town than 3 of the 6 around it: La Douze
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Douze | 47.4 | 21% | 7.8% | 11% |
| Bassillac et Auberoche 4,361 · 7.2 mi | 48.1 | 25% | 7.5% | 2.4% |
| Sanilhac 4,757 · 7.2 mi | 46 | 25% | 5.1% | 5.4% |
| Boulazac Isle Manoire 10,759 · 7.9 mi | 46.9 | 25% | 2.5% | 6.3% |
| Trélissac 7,372 · 10 mi | 48.5 | 29% | 1.6% | 4.7% |
| Périgueux 29,055 · 10.6 mi | 44.6 | 25% | 5.4% | 9.1% |
| Coulounieix-Chamiers 7,832 · 11 mi | 48.3 | 28% | 2.2% | 9.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in La Douze
What is the population of La Douze?
1,151 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 4% more than in 2012 (1,105).
How old are La Douze’s residents?
The median age is 47.4, older than 72% of compared French towns. 19% are under 18 and 21% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Douze?
46, with occasional dwellings: 7.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Douze?
INSEE counts 130 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 11% of residents, and 120 foreign nationals (11%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Douze?
€23,940 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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