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In Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, this town has 872 residents.
Genouillé isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Homes sell for a median €1,674/m².
The one thing Genouillé does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Genouillé: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1913.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genouillé.
11% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and above Charente-Maritime’s towns (7.6%). Graduates make up 23% of adults. At 43.7, the median resident of Genouillé sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Charente-Maritime 53.1%, France 51.8%.
| Genouillé | Charente-Maritime median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 7.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 17% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 36% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 36% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 23% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente-Maritime median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Genouillé is Église Notre-Dame.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 5.6% of commuters got to work without a car. Jobs based in Genouillé number 100, against 450 residents in work (0.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €24,760 a year per consumption unit, below both Charente-Maritime’s towns (€26,025) and compared French towns (€25,970).
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.
30 houses and apartments changed hands in Genouillé from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €9.86/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,674/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Genouillé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Notre-Dame: Photo: User:Symac · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Genouillé yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouillé | 872 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Surgères | 6,897 | 6 | C− | C+ | D | C+ |
| Tonnay-Charente | 8,289 | 7.2 | D | C+ | C+ | C+ |
| Aigrefeuille-d'Aunis | 4,677 | 9.6 | B+ | C− | A | B− |
| Rochefort | 23,460 | 10 | D | C | D | C− |
| Échillais | 3,765 | 12 | B | C | B+ | A− |
| Soubise | 3,316 | 13 | — | C | — | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Genouillé is a commune of 872 people in the Communauté de communes Aunis Sud. 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.