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Home to 1,115 people, this town lies in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Health outcomes beat most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 22% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Where it falls short is cost of living — A year’s estimated rent on a 70 m² apartment is two fifths of the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too (C).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Injoux-Génissiat 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.
Each subject compares Injoux-Génissiat 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.
Injoux-Génissiat has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The one thing Injoux-Génissiat does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Injoux-Génissiat as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Inscription gallo-romaine, in Seyssel, 7 mi away.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Injoux-Génissiat is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Injoux-Génissiat.
The share of residents under 15 is 18%. People aged 15 to 24 make up a tenth of the town, below Ain’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Half of Injoux-Génissiat is older than 41.2, half younger.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Ain 51.0%, France 51.8%.
| Injoux-Génissiat | Ain median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 16% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 17% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Ain median and France median: the median of compared communes
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Ain: 85.9 years for women and 82 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Adjusted for age and care homes, Injoux-Génissiat records 78 deaths per 100 expected, below Ain’s towns (82) and compared French towns (88) alike. 53 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 68: 22% below.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C to A+.
6.2% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Ain’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, nearly one in ten commuters got to work without a car. For its 600 residents in work, Injoux-Génissiat has 150 jobs: 0.2 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses made up just over four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Injoux-Génissiat from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Injoux-Génissiat.
Commune in Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Injoux-Génissiat is a commune of 1,115 people in the Communauté de communes Terre Valserhône. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injoux-Génissiat | 1,115 | — | — | C | — | A− |
| Valserhône | 16,712 | 4.5 | D | C− | C− | C |
| Valleiry Haute-Savoie | 5,264 | 9.8 | B− | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| Plateau d'Hauteville | 4,857 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A− |
| Nantua | 3,416 | 11 | C+ | A− | C | B− |
| Péron | 2,916 | 12 | A | C− | A | A |
| Vallières-sur-Fier Haute-Savoie | 2,860 | 12 | — | C− | — | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Injoux-Génissiat has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 9.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.