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A town of 830 in Lot, Occitanie.
Douelle is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Douelle does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Douelle as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Grézette, in Caillac, 0.9 mi away.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Douelle.
People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, between Lot’s towns (35%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. The age that splits Douelle in two is 52.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Lot 53.3%, France 51.8%.
| Douelle | Lot median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 11% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.2% | 8.8% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 35% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 26% | 24% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Lot median and France median: the median of compared communes
Per resident in work, Douelle counts 0.3 jobs (100 jobs, 350 workers). 8.9% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Lot’s towns (12.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income is €26,600 a year per consumption unit.
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.
Houses were 96% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 28 homes were sold in Douelle.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Douelle. Best known first.
Nothing in Douelle is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Douelle as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Commune in Lot, Occitanie
Douelle is a commune of 830 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cahors. 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.