Doudeville sits above 79% of compared French towns for second homes (5.5%)
Households without a car: 18% here and 11% in the typical compared French town. The 2023 Census counted 2,420 residents in 1,170 households. Just over a fifth of households are headed by a manual worker. Couples with children are rarer here than in 70% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Seine-Maritime median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Doudeville
Fewer residents than in 2012
Doudeville had 2,554 residents at the 2012 census and 2,420 in 2023, down 5%: slower growth than in 89% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
−5% since 2012, a pace below 89% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
The change was −3% from 2012 to 2017 and −3% from 2017 to 2023.
A median age of 43.9: Doudeville is younger than 51% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Doudeville 43.9. The median compared French town: 44.
Across Doudeville, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. The town sits close to the norm on residents aged 15 to 24: 11%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Seine-Maritime 52.8%, France 51.8%.
One-person households make up 38% in Doudeville, more than in 64% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Seine-Maritime median and the France median
Living alone · share
Each household has 2.1 people on average. Doudeville has more single-parent households than 60% of compared French towns, at 11%. For one-person households, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 35%.
Above 74% of compared French towns: 19% of households rent social housing (HLM)
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Car-free households: one in five, where the median compared French town has 11%. For comparison, 12% of households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. 14% of households moved in less than two years ago; 17% have been in their home 30 years or more.
The median resident lives on €23,090 a year per consumption unit
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
The midpoint of living standards here is €23,090 a year per consumption unit, lower than in 81% of compared French towns. Residents below the poverty line make up 18.0%.
Households headed by a manager or professional: 6.4%, a lower share than 73% of compared French towns
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Here, 33% of households are headed by a retired person. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manager or professional is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Doudeville ranks below 97% of compared French towns on immigrants: 1.4%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The share of foreign nationals trails 98% of compared French towns: 0.7%. By way of comparison, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 42%, a lower share than 57% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
A quarter of residents 15 and over are single. Married residents make up 43% in the typical compared French town.
20% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification, below 86% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of adults with no qualification tops 85% of compared French towns: 27%. In the typical compared French town, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification.
16th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 2,420 to 2,582
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
5 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Doudeville
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doudeville | 43.9 | 22% | 5.5% | 1.4% |
| Yerville 2,731 · 6.2 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Yvetot 11,438 · 7.4 mi | 46.6 | 26% | 1.4% | 1.8% |
| Cany-Barville 2,909 · 7.9 mi | 47.6 | 25% | 3% | 1.3% |
| Terres-de-Caux 4,245 · 9.7 mi | 41.9 | 22% | 1.9% | 1% |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux 3,851 · 10.3 mi | 52.9 | 32% | 26% | 3.1% |
| Pavilly 6,029 · 12.9 mi | 44.7 | 22% | 0.6% | 2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Doudeville
What is the population of Doudeville?
2,420 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% fewer than in 2012 (2,554).
How old are Doudeville’s residents?
The median age is 43.9, younger than 51% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 22% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Doudeville?
73, with occasional dwellings: 5.5% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Doudeville?
INSEE counts 33 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 18 foreign nationals (0.7%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Doudeville?
€23,090 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 18.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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