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A town of 450 in Eure, Normandy.
Douains is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Douains, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1967.
24% 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 Douains.
Douains sits below both Eure’s towns (23%) and compared French towns (22%) on this measure. 9.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
48% women, 52% men
About 107 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Eure 52.5%, France 51.8%.
| Douains | Eure median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 23% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Eure median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Douains above both Eure’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Douains, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
On this, Douains is below both Eure’s towns (12.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Douains has 650 jobs for 250 working residents, 2.7 per worker. The median disposable income is €29,090 a year per consumption unit.
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.
In the comparison, Douains comes above Eure’s towns (84.0%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Georges PompidouNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 87%−5 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.
For Douains, that is above both Eure’s towns (€11.69/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Douains has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château de Brécourt: Photo: Tifoultoute · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Douains 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douains | 450 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pacy-sur-Eure | 5,027 | 2.7 | C | C | B | D |
| Saint-Marcel | 4,512 | 4 | B | C | C+ | B+ |
| Vernon | 25,290 | 4 | D | C− | C | C+ |
| La Chapelle-Longueville | 3,282 | 4.5 | B− | C+ | A | C |
| Bonnières-sur-Seine Yvelines | 5,064 | 6.8 | D | C | C | B− |
| Freneuse Yvelines | 4,505 | 7.9 | C− | C | B+ | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Eure, Normandy
Douains is a commune of 450 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Seine Normandie Agglomération. 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.