The commune of Douville brings together several villages such as Saint-Mamet and Pont-Saint-Mamet, where the minister Paul Faure was born and is buried.

In 1835, fifty kilograms of truffles were gathered in the commune.


 

Located at the boundary of the Périgord Pourpre and northern entry to the Bergerac area, the commune of Douville is halfway between Périgueux and Bergerac on the National Route 21, in the midst of a hilly, timbered landscape.
The commune, which has 436 inhabitants, is made up of several principal hamlets: the historical market town of Douville (1382), Pont St Mamet, Maison Jeannette, Le Noyer…
Its altitude varies from 125m to 220m.

The name in Occitan is Dovila : The villa (agricultural estate) of °Deudo, a person’s name of Germanic origin.

A rural, active commune, Douville au Pont St Mamet kept its school and its post office. It has an old-style bakery – grocery – multiservice, two hotel-restaurants, two camp grounds and many seasonal lodgings.

The economic activity is divided among craft industries, small shops, the tertiary sector and agriculture.

Historical sites and tourist activities are to be discovered all along the hiking paths.