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444 residents make their home in this town in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire.

Is Dénezé-sous-Doué a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Dénezé-sous-Doué out for now.

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Église · Inscrit · Photo: Yodaspirine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dénezé-sous-Doué’s story

Dénezé-sous-Doué in pictures

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Dénezé-sous-Doué; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1969.

32% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1969First protected: Caves dites des Mousseaux
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Landmarks

The list names few of Dénezé-sous-Doué’s 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Photo credits

Caves dites des Mousseaux: Photo: Unknown 1930s · Public domain

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dénezé-sous-Doué.

Who lives here

Dénezé-sous-Doué has fewer older residents than Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over

40.6median age

Children under 15 make up 19%, above Maine-et-Loire’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. The age that splits Dénezé-sous-Doué in two is 40.6. The share aged 15 to 24 is 10%.

Dénezé-sous-DouéMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma23%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education29%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Maine-et-Loire 50.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Dénezé-sous-Doué
Dénezé-sous-DouéMaine-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1519%18%17%
15–2410%11%11%
25–4428%22%23%
45–6425%26%26%
65+17%23%22%
No diploma23%20%19%
CAP or BEP23%28%26%
Baccalauréat21%18%18%
Higher education29%29%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Maine-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Dénezé-sous-Doué: 32% were built before 1919, more than in both Maine-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

2historic monuments

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Dénezé-sous-Doué; none is classé, France’s top protection. The protected list starts in the 12th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
12th c.
oldest protected part
1969
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Dénezé-sous-Doué walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 3.9%

4%walk, cycle or take transit

7.7% of the labour force were unemployed, close to Maine-et-Loire’s towns (7.7%) and below compared French towns (10.1%). Dénezé-sous-Doué has 100 jobs for 200 working residents, 0.4 per worker. Median disposable income is €24,620 a year for each consumption unit.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
Motorbike or scooter4%
On foot3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
100
jobs based in Dénezé-sous-Doué, 0.4 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
9%
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 Dénezé-sous-Doué than in Maine-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.83/m² a month

€8.83/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 14 homes in Dénezé-sous-Doué.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Dénezé-sous-Doué€8.83/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Maine-et-Loire median€10.78/m²
€8.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.02 to €11.09/m² a month)
€8.78/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dénezé-sous-Doué

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Nearby attractions

Maisons troglodytes de Forges and 5 more in and around Dénezé-sous-Doué

Heritage and museums in and near Dénezé-sous-Doué. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Dénezé-sous-Doué

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Dénezé-sous-Doué yet.

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About Dénezé-sous-Doué

Commune in Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire

Dénezé-sous-Doué is a commune of 444 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire. 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
444 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Saumur Val de Loire
Département
Maine-et-Loire (49)
Région
Pays de la Loire
Area
9.2 sq mi (23.9 km²)
INSEE code
49121

Dénezé-sous-Doué’s neighbors

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

All towns in Maine-et-Loire →
Doué-en-AnjouGennes-Val-de-LoireTerranjouSaumurBrissac Loire AubanceMontreuil-BellayDoué-en-AnjouGennes-Val-de-LoireTerranjouSaumurBrissac Loire AubanceMontreuil-BellayDénezé-sous-Doué
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Dénezé-sous-Doué444—————
Doué-en-Anjou11,0293.9A−A−B−C
Gennes-Val-de-Loire8,4296.6B−B+BB+
Terranjou3,8717.9A+A−AB+
Saumur26,2419B−BDB
Brissac Loire Aubance10,8789.6AC+A−A−
Montreuil-Bellay3,74610B−AC+C+

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

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 9, 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.