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A town of 286 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Doulezon a good place to live?

Doulezon is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Doulezon stand out

The one thing Doulezon does most differently from other towns.

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Église Notre-Dame
Église Notre-Dame · Classé · Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0
Doulezon’s story

Doulezon in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Doulezon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.

39% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2002First protected: Église Notre-Dame
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The data

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History

Old homes shape Doulezon: 39% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns

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

Among the classé monuments in Doulezon is Église Notre-Dame. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 11th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

11th c.
oldest protected part
2002
first monument protected

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

Who lives here

Doulezon has fewer young adults than Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 6.6% are 15 to 24

Among adults, 21% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 17%, below Gironde’s towns (18%) and close to compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65.

48.2median age
DoulezonGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma18%
CAP or BEP31%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Doulezon
DoulezonGironde medianFrance median
Under 1517%18%17%
15–246.6%10%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6431%26%26%
65+23%20%22%
No diploma18%14%19%
CAP or BEP31%26%26%
Baccalauréat23%19%18%
Higher education21%34%30%

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

Work & commute

Only 4.7% of commuters in Doulezon go to work without a car, fewer than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns

Median disposable income comes to €25,330 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Doulezon counts 0.4 jobs (50 jobs, 150 workers). 3.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving91%
On foot3%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Doulezon, 0.4 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,330
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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Doulezon than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.86/m² a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €7.74/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 8 homes in Doulezon.

€10.86/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Doulezon€10.86/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€10.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.21 to €14.35/m² a month)
€7.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Nearby attractions

Château de Vaure and 5 more in and around Doulezon

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Doulezon. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Doulezon

12pages on Doulezon

Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Église Notre-Dame: Photo: Henry Salomé · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Doulezon

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Doulezon as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Doulezon’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

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Castillon-la-BataillePort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSainte-Foy-la-GrandePineuilhLibourneSaint-Quentin-de-BaronCastillon-la-BataillePort-Sainte-Foy-et-PonchaptSainte-Foy-la-GrandePineuilhLibourneSaint-Quentin-de-BaronDoulezon
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Doulezon286—————
Castillon-la-Bataille3,3444.5DA−D−D
Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Dordogne2,52011B+BA−B−
Sainte-Foy-la-Grande2,50711CA−D−D
Pineuilh4,49012BC+CA+
Libourne25,03614C−C−D−B
Saint-Quentin-de-Baron2,71314—C−—B−

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

About Doulezon

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Doulezon is a commune of 286 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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
286 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
2.9 sq mi (7.5 km²)
INSEE code
33153

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.