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1,436 people call this town in Nord, Hauts-de-France home.
Le Doulieu’s best grade is for jobs & income — 0.3 jobs per working resident; 4.4% unemployment. Schools are its weak spot (C−) — bac results 1.4 points below the expected rate; brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. A 70 m² home at the median €2,246/m² costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. Most journeys need a car (C).
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Le Doulieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Le Doulieu with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Le Doulieu has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Le Doulieu, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Doulieu.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Doulieu is 93.0%, above Nord’s towns (90.4%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). Collège pupils travel 2.7 mi to the nearest one. At the general lycée, 95% of 148 candidates passed the bac, a point below the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Henri DurezNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 102 | 79%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Val de LysNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 148 | 95%−1 pt |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median disposable income is €28,760 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 8.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Nord’s towns (13.0%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, about level with Nord’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Le Doulieu has a median age of 43.7 years. People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Nord 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Le Doulieu | Nord median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 25% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 23% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Nord median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. 6% of its homes were built before 1919, about level with Nord’s towns (6.3%) and below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €2,246/m²: 35 houses and apartments sold in Le Doulieu between July 2023 and June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €11.07/m² a month, below Nord’s towns (€11.81/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. A house rents for an estimated €9.39/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,246/m² | 35 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
One GP practises in Le Doulieu. The nearest emergency department to Le Doulieu is Centre hospitalier D Armentieres, 6.8 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 84 residents of Le Doulieu died, against 96 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 12% fewer. Life expectancy in Nord: 84.5 years for women and 78.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C− to A−.
Le Doulieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Motte féodale: Photo: Pierre André Leclercq · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Le Doulieu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Doulieu | 1,436 | — | — | B− | — | B− |
| Estaires | 6,525 | 2.4 | C | B− | C+ | D |
| Steenwerck | 3,450 | 2.8 | A− | B− | A− | C |
| La Gorgue | 5,616 | 3.1 | B− | B | B+ | C− |
| Sailly-sur-la-Lys Pas-de-Calais | 3,981 | 3.6 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Vieux-Berquin | 2,628 | 3.6 | — | B | — | B |
| Bailleul | 14,732 | 3.7 | B | C | C | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Le Doulieu has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C−, better than 19% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,246/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Le Doulieu grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
Le Doulieu is a commune of 1,436 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cœur de Flandre. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.