Health outcomes beat most towns (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Pupils here do less well than most: brevet results 4.3 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability (D).
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Génissac 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 Génissac 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 Génissac.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Fewer commuters in Génissac walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Gironde’s towns or compared French towns: 4.2%
The unemployment rate comes to 7.8%. Per resident in work, Génissac counts 0.2 jobs (250 jobs, 1,000 workers). Bus, tram or train carried 2.7% of working residents in Génissac to work at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving92%
Public transport3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
250
jobs based in Génissac, 0.2 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,830
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 14% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
A typical home in Génissac sells for €2,502/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €12.54/m² a month, below Gironde’s towns (€13.75/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €10.43/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 84% were houses.
€2,502/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Génissac€2,502/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Gironde median€3,176/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,497/m²
48
€12.54/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.48 to €15.00/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.43/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Génissac loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 77 per 100 expected, below Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 105 residents of Génissac died, against 136 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. For a family doctor, residents of Génissac have one GP on hand.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Génissac · 5.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
4.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Robert Boulin Libourne
86.4 · 81.3
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Gironde, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Children make up 20% of Génissac, above Gironde’s towns and compared French towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents. Just over a third of adults hold a degree, near Gironde’s towns (34%) and higher than compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 are 10% of the population.
41.3median age
GénissacGironde medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education35%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Génissac: 18% 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.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Génissac, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Génissac
Is Génissac safe?
Génissac has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.4 recorded violent incidents and 6.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Génissac good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Génissac expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Génissac grades C− for cost of living.
About Génissac
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Génissac is a commune of 2,041 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Libournais. 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.
