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A town of 549 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Is Générac a good place to live?

Générac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

Maison forte du Prat
Maison forte du Prat · Inscrit · Photo: GBR2blaye · CC BY-SA 3.0
Générac’s story

Générac in pictures

Générac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 2002.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2002First protected: Maison forte du Prat
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Générac.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Générac than in Gironde’s towns or across compared French towns: 20% of adults

27% of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Générac has a median age of 48.4.

48.4median age
GénéracGironde medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP35%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education20%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Générac
GénéracGironde medianFrance median
Under 1518%18%17%
15–248.3%10%11%
25–4420%24%23%
45–6427%26%26%
65+27%20%22%
No diploma25%14%19%
CAP or BEP35%26%26%
Baccalauréat15%19%18%
Higher education20%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Old homes shape Générac: 37% were built before 1919, more than in Gironde’s towns and across compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Générac has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 16th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
16th c.
oldest protected part
2002
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Générac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 3.6%

The median disposable income was €24,620 a year per consumption unit, below both Gironde’s towns (€27,420) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Générac: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.3 each). 4.1% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Public transport2%
On foot2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Générac, 0.3 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Générac is €13.13/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 12 homes in Générac. A house rents for an estimated €9.13/m² a month.

€13.13/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Générac€13.13/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Gironde median€13.75/m²
€13.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.95 to €15.73/m² a month)
€9.13/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Générac

11pages on Générac

Landmarks

Générac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Maison forte du Prat: Photo: GBR2blaye · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Générac

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Générac yet.

How we find them →

Générac’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Gironde →
Saint-SavinBlayeSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacCézacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePauillacSaint-SavinBlayeSaint-Yzan-de-SoudiacCézacSaint-Ciers-sur-GirondePauillacGénérac
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Générac549—————
Saint-Savin3,5825.5B−B−A−C+
Blaye5,0665.9D−C+D−C
Saint-Yzan-de-Soudiac2,5867.5C−C+B+D−
Cézac2,7278—C—D
Saint-Ciers-sur-Gironde3,1758.8B−B+B−C−
Pauillac5,19010C−BDC−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Générac

Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Générac is a commune of 549 people in the Communauté de communes de Blaye. 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
549 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Blaye
Département
Gironde (33)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
3.7 sq mi (9.5 km²)
INSEE code
33184

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 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.