At under 1,000 residents, Genneville is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly a quarter of homes.
What makes Genneville stand out
The one thing Genneville does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genneville.
Who lives here
Genneville has fewer older residents than Calvados’ towns or compared French towns: 17% are 65 or over
19% are under 15, higher than both Calvados’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Genneville has a median age of 42.6. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 10% of residents.
42.6median age
GennevilleCalvados medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP29%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Calvados median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Genneville are out of work than in Calvados’ towns or across compared French towns: 5.6%
3.7% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Jobs located in Genneville: 100, for 400 residents in work (0.2 each). The median disposable income is €27,650 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving89%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Genneville, 0.2 per working resident
5.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Genneville sell for a median €2,717/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Estimated advertised rent for houses: €10.58/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 37 homes were sold in Genneville. The estimated advertised rent is €13.39/m² a month, above Calvados’ towns (€12.67/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike.
€2,717/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Genneville€2,717/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Calvados median€2,560/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,717/m²
37
€13.39/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.00 to €17.92/m² a month)
€10.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Genneville
Commune in Calvados, Normandy
Genneville is a commune of 806 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville. 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
Population
806 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de Honfleur-Beuzeville
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.