Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie has a population of 71.
At under 1,000 residents, Génos is too small for the grades other French towns get. 45% of its homes are second homes. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
The 2 things Génos does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Génos, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 2006.
38% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Génos has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-Roch: Photo: Patrice Bon · CC0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Génos.
Children under 15 make up 25%, above both Haute-Garonne’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 29% of residents are 65 or older. The median resident of Génos is 41.5 years old.
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Garonne 51.3%, France 51.8%.
| Génos | Haute-Garonne median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 17% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 18% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 13% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 40% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Garonne median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Génos, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
3.7% of Génos’ working residents had no journey to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 10.0%, above Haute-Garonne’s towns (8.8%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Génos. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Génos yet.
Commune in Haute-Garonne, Occitanie
Génos is a commune of 71 people in the Communauté de communes Pyrénées Haut Garonnaises. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Génos | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montréjeau | 2,648 | 8.1 | C− | A− | D | D |
| Saint-Gaudens | 12,139 | 8.2 | C+ | A− | D | C+ |
| Lannemezan Hautes-Pyrénées | 5,811 | 17 | C− | A | D | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 November 4, 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.