In Doussay, 0.9% of homes are flats, fewer than in 99% of compared French towns
1.7% of households are headed by a manager or professional (typical compared French town: 9.4%). For Doussay, the census puts households without a car at 3.8%. Single-parent households are rarer here than in 92% of compared French towns. This Vienne town is home to 690 residents in 290 households, by the 2023 Census.
Throughout this page, the Vienne 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.
Doussay changed by +5% from 2012 to 2023, behind 51% 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 −1% from 2012 to 2017 and +6% from 2017 to 2023.
Residents aged 15 to 24 make up 9% in Doussay, less than in 82% 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
■ Doussay 41.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Doussay’s residents are under 41.8, younger than in 67% of compared French towns. Set beside that, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Locally, nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
In Doussay, 27% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 88% 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 Vienne median and the France median
Living alone · share
The average household has 2.4 people. Few places have as many couples with children: 29% here, more than in 69% of compared French towns. One-person households make up 35% in the typical compared French town.
A larger share of second homes than 81% of compared French towns: 6.2%
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
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Empty homes: 7.9% of the total.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €23,350 a year
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.
Per consumption unit, half of residents live on more than €23,350 a year: lower than in 78% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a manual worker: 32%, a higher share than 99% 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
The share of households headed by a retired person tops 58% of compared French towns: 34%. In the typical compared French town, the share of households headed by a manual worker is 14%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Only 1.4% of residents are immigrants in Doussay
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.
Against a figure of 4.3% in the typical compared French town, the share of foreign nationals in Doussay comes in at 1.3%. Typically, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Vienne has 3.9%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 97% of compared French towns.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Doussay sits below 95% of compared French towns for single residents (19%)
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
On the census count, 43% of residents 15 and over are married. The comparison figure for single residents is 25% in the typical compared French town.
A lower share of graduates of higher education than 97% of compared French towns, at 15%
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
Nearly a quarter of adults out of school have no qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 19%. As a reference point, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Among 41 French towns of 690 to 2,582 people, the 8th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Villejust is the youngest (37.2); Prayssac the oldest (62.3).
Nearby, 4 of 6 towns have older populations than Doussay
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doussay | 41.8 | 19% | 6.2% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Martin-la-Pallu 5,713 · 8.1 mi | 41.2 | 17% | 3% | 1.7% |
| Thuré 2,765 · 8.8 mi | 50 | 27% | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Beaumont Saint-Cyr 2,908 · 10.1 mi | 44.8 | 21% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| Jaunay-Marigny 7,528 · 10.3 mi | 41.8 | 20% | 2.9% | 3.4% |
| Neuville-de-Poitou 5,513 · 10.5 mi | 45.3 | 24% | 1.2% | 2.1% |
| Naintré 5,964 · 10.5 mi | 47.6 | 26% | 1.2% | 4.7% |
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 Doussay
What is the population of Doussay?
690 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 5% more than in 2012 (659).
How old are Doussay’s residents?
The median age is 41.8, younger than 67% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Doussay?
21, with occasional dwellings: 6.2% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Doussay?
INSEE counts 10 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.4% of residents, and 9 foreign nationals (1.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Doussay?
€23,350 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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