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Home to 1,779 people, this town lies in Vendée, Pays de la Loire.
Doix lès Fontaines’s strongest is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Incomes are on the low side: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 9.5% unemployment. It lags on health as well (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too — 83% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Doix lès Fontaines 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.
The one thing Doix lès Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Doix lès Fontaines 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.
Doix lès Fontaines has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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On the Culture ministry’s list, Doix lès Fontaines counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1952.
23% 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 Doix lès Fontaines.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €1,413/m², lower than both Vendée’s towns (€2,339/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 46 homes were sold in Doix lès Fontaines.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,413/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The median disposable income was €25,000 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Vendée’s towns (€26,310). Of those in the labour force, 9.5% are unemployed.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Vendée, women can expect to live 85.5 years and men 80.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Doix lès Fontaines records 102 deaths per 100 expected, above Vendée’s towns (85) and compared French towns (88) alike. 281 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 203: 38% above.
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.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Doix lès Fontaines counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.2% of residents, below Vendée’s towns (9.9%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. Add to that, people 65 and over make up a quarter of the town.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| Doix lès Fontaines | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 32% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 19% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
The list names few of Doix lès Fontaines’ 2 monuments; beside them, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Doix lès Fontaines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doix lès Fontaines | 1,779 | — | — | A | — | C− |
| Fontenay-le-Comte | 14,059 | 4.1 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Jean-de-Liversay Charente-Maritime | 3,063 | 10 | — | C | — | A |
| Benet | 4,089 | 10 | A | B+ | A+ | C+ |
| Marans Charente-Maritime | 4,476 | 11 | B | B− | B− | B− |
| Magné Deux-Sèvres | 2,728 | 14 | A | B | A− | B |
| Saint-Jean-d'Hermine | 3,611 | 16 | A− | A | B− | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Doix lès Fontaines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Doix lès Fontaines grades A for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
Doix lès Fontaines is a commune of 1,779 people in the Communauté de communes Pays de Fontenay-Vendée. 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.