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Population 687: a town in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Gensac is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 12% of its homes are second homes. The median price paid is €1,277/m². 37% of residents are 65 or over.
The 3 things Gensac does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Gensac as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Gisement préhistorique du Vidon, in Juillac, 2.2 mi away.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2009.
39% 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 Gensac.
8.5% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Gironde’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 28% have a degree. Half of Gensac is older than 56.6, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Gensac | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 37% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
11.8% of people in the labour force have no job. Jobs based in Gensac number 100, against 250 residents in work (0.5 per worker). At the census, 6.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Gensac. That is the middle of 30 sales of houses and apartments in the town from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,176/m² for the median of compared towns in Gironde.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,277/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Gensac. Best known first.
Nothing in Gensac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Gensac.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gensac | 687 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castillon-la-Bataille | 3,344 | 6.8 | D | A− | D− | D |
| Port-Sainte-Foy-et-Ponchapt Dordogne | 2,520 | 7 | B+ | B | A− | B− |
| Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | 2,507 | 7.4 | C | A− | D− | D |
| Pineuilh | 4,490 | 7.7 | B | C+ | C | A+ |
| Saint-Seurin-sur-l'Isle | 3,167 | 15 | B | B | B | B− |
| La Force Dordogne | 2,702 | 15 | — | B | — | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gensac is a commune of 687 people in the Communauté de communes Castillon/Pujols. 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.