Jobs and pay hold up well (A): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 7.5% unemployment. At the median price of €1,746/m², a 70 m² home costs 4.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. Getting around depends on the car: 44% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Health is a weak point (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Gensac-la-Pallue 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 Gensac-la-Pallue 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gensac-la-Pallue.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Gensac-la-Pallue is harder to get around on foot than 90% of compared French towns
7.5% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Charente’s towns (11.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 3.6% of commuters at the census. Households’ median disposable income: €28,300 a year per consumption unit.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
1,100
jobs based in Gensac-la-Pallue, 1.5 per working resident
7.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
D
Walkability: better than 10% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Charente median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth C
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Gensac-la-Pallue run higher than in 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Gensac-la-Pallue: 96 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 155 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 149, 4% fewer. Women in Charente live to 85.7 on average and men to 79 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Gensac-la-Pallue · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopitaux du Grand Cognac
85.7 · 79
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Charente, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Gensac-la-Pallue: 15% were built before 1919, more than in Charente’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Gensac-la-Pallue is Église Saint-Martin. On the Culture ministry’s list, Gensac-la-Pallue counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gensac-la-Pallue
Is Gensac-la-Pallue safe?
Gensac-la-Pallue has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 4.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Is Gensac-la-Pallue expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,746/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Gensac-la-Pallue grades A− for cost of living.
About Gensac-la-Pallue
Commune in Charente, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gensac-la-Pallue is a commune of 1,627 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Cognac. 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
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.
