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Douai
Large city · 59500 · Hauts-de-France
👥 Population
40 250
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 132 €
📈 -23% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.5 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
D
🔴 18.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Douai — Score 50/100.
50
💰 Yield48
🌳 Quality of life83
📊 Dynamism100
💸 Affordability38
🛡️ Safety3
⚡ Energy rating29
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 353 Transactions · Douai
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 132 €
🏡 House /m²
1 583 €
📋 Transactions
353
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lille | 4 103 € | 2 875 € | 3755 | 238 246 |
| Tourcoing | 2 034 € | 1 812 € | 1256 | 98 772 |
| Roubaix | 2 754 € | 1 387 € | 986 | 98 286 |
| Dunkerque | 2 582 € | 2 048 € | 1336 | 86 263 |
| Villeneuve-d'Ascq | 2 712 € | 3 027 € | 653 | 62 868 |
| Valenciennes | 2 721 € | 1 617 € | 767 | 43 468 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
11.53 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.5 %
⏳ Payback period
15.4 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
83.0 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.3 %
🚪 Vacant homes
15.6 %
🏢 Apartments
56.7 %
42.7 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
🏢 Social housing units
7 169
RPLS source
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
53.020 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
111.110 %
🏘️ Housing tax
42.220 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
17.440 %
🏢 CFE
29.68 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
40 250
2023
📐 Area
16.86 km²
2387 inh/km²
💶 Median income
18 440 €
📊 Median age
36.9 yrs
41.4% under 30
💼 Activity rate
65.8 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
22.3 %
2021 census
🎯 Poverty rateⓘShare of population living below the poverty line (60% of national median income). Source FILOSOFI 2021, calculated only for municipalities ≥ 2,000 inhabitants.
29.0 %
60% FILOSOFI threshold
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
7 561
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
744
+28.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
581
💼 Economic density
188
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Douai
À 1.06 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Douai
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Douaisis Agglo
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Excellent
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
2
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
6
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE SAINT JEAN | privé sous contrat | 100.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE ALBERT CHATELET | public | 99.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE DEFOREST DE LEWARDE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 98.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE JEAN-BAPTISTE COROT | public | 94.0 % | — | -3.0 |
| LYCEE ELISA LEMONNIER (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 90.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE D'EXCELLENCE EDGAR MORIN | public | 86.0 % | — | +0.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
87.1 %
Average pass rate · 9 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JEAN | privé sous contrat | 131.4 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE DE LA SAINTE UNION | privé sous contrat | 115.2 |
| COLLEGE ALBERT CHATELET | public | 108.8 |
| COLLEGE JULES FERRY | public | 87.7 |
| COLLEGE ANDRE STREINGER | public | 83.1 |
| COLLEGE ANDRE CANIVEZ | public | 72.6 |
| COLLEGE GAYANT | public | 72.1 |
🏥 Healthcare
BPE · FINESS
🏥 Hospitals
3
💊 Pharmacies
11
🔬 Laboratories
4
🏥 Établissements de santé
114
Source FINESS
👵 EHPAD
6
💊 Pharmacies
11
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
573
📋 Commerce
249
📋 Enseignement
59
🏥 Sante
501
🚆 Transport
20
⚽ Sport
120
🎭 Culture
11
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 7 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 6 | Tribunal de commerce de Douai, Point information jeunesse - Douai, Greta Grand Hainaut - Douai |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Sous-préfecture - Douai |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 616 | 15.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +113 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 494 | 12.30 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +68 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 398 | 9.90 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +136 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 328 | 8.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 328 | 8.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +102 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 312 | 7.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | +24 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 230 | 5.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -24 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 211 | 9.50 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +27 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 168 | 4.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +75 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 148 | 3.70 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | -29 % vs moy. |
| Vols de véhicule | 117 | 2.90 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +21 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 97 | 2.40 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -35 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 69 | 1.70 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +70 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 33 | 0.80 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -64 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 9 | 0.20 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | -67 % vs moy. |
⚡ Energy performance
90 DPE · ADEME
📊 Energy rating distribution
A
0.0 %
B
1.1 %
C
8.9 %
8.9 %
D
42.2 %
42.2 %
E
28.9 %
28.9 %
F
14.4 %
14.4 %
G
4.4 %
18.8 % energy sieves (F-G) (F+G) — Nat. average : 17 %
💶 Energy rating impact on price per m²
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 46 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| église paroissiale | 1er quart 18e siècle;3e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | — |
| hôtel | 16e siècle |
| hôtel | 18e siècle |
| théâtre | 4e quart 18e siècle;19e siècle |
| usine textile;filature | milieu 20e siècle |
| collège | 1er quart 17e siècle |
| couvent | — |
| maison | 12e siècle |
| maison | — |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Effondrements généralisés
Engins de guerre
Mouvement de terrain
Affaissement minier
Risque industriel
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 23 103 analyses · DOUAISIS ENVIRONNEMENT
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
23 103
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
159
⚡ Charge points
1099
🚀 Incl. fast charging
44
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📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waziers | 1.0 km | 57/100 | 7 266 |
| Sin-le-Noble | 1.9 km | 74/100 | 16 076 |
| Roost-Warendin | 3.8 km | 58/100 | 5 956 |
| Dechy | 3.5 km | 38/100 | 5 338 |
| Férin | 5.5 km | 35/100 | 1 432 |
| Lambres-lez-Douai | 4.2 km | 50/100 | 4 883 |
| Auby | 4.9 km | 26/100 | 7 083 |
| Râches | 5.3 km | 36/100 | 2 672 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Douai
What is the price per m² in Douai? ▶
The median price per m² in Douai is 2 132 €.
What is the rental yield in Douai? ▶
The gross rental yield in Douai is 6.5%.
Is Douai a good real estate investment? ▶
Douai has a ScorCity score of 50/100, making it a moderate investment.
What is the average energy rating in Douai? ▶
The most common energy rating class in Douai is D.
What are the natural risks in Douai? ▶
8 risks are identified in Douai: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Effondrements généralisés, Engins de guerre.