Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
856 people live in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
At under 1,000 residents, Doizieux is too small for the grades other French towns get. Just over a tenth of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Doizieux does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Doizieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1949.
38% 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 Doizieux.
Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Typical age in Doizieux: 45.3, the median. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Doizieux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 13th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Doizieux; none is classé, France’s top protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Doizieux number 100, against 450 residents in work (0.2 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €28,340 a year per consumption unit, above both Loire’s towns (€25,635) and compared French towns (€25,970). 5.6% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Doizieux recorded 24 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses were 88% of what sold.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The list names few of Doizieux’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Tour de Doizieux: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Doizieux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doizieux | 856 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 4,699 | 3.9 | A− | C− | B+ | B |
| Saint-Chamond | 35,646 | 4.4 | C | B− | C | C+ |
| L'Horme | 4,806 | 4.5 | C | C+ | C− | B |
| Pélussin | 3,727 | 4.7 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| La Grand-Croix | 4,947 | 5.1 | C+ | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Lorette | 4,983 | 5.6 | C+ | C+ | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Doizieux is a commune of 856 people in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. 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.