Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle.
Who lives here
Children make up 22% of Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle, above Haute-Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
41.1median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, near Haute-Vienne’s towns (9.2%) and lower than compared French towns (11%). 18% of residents have reached 65. Among adults, 36% have a degree.
Saint-Genest-sur-RoselleHaute-Vienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education36%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Vienne 52.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Fewer people in Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle are out of work than in Haute-Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.7%
1%walk, cycle or take transit
Median disposable income is €24,460 a year for each consumption unit. Jobs located in Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle: 50, for 250 residents in work (0.2 each). At the census, 0.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Vienne’s towns (7.3%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving94%
Motorbike or scooter1%
On foot1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle, 0.2 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,460
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle costs less than in Haute-Vienne’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €8.12/m² a month
€8.12/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 15 homes in Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle. A house rents for an estimated €8.88/m² a month.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle€8.12/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Vienne median€10.01/m²
€8.12/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€6.46 to €10.20/m² a month)
€8.88/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle is a commune of 540 people in the Communauté de communes Briance Sud Haute Vienne. 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
540 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Briance Sud Haute Vienne
Département
Haute-Vienne (87)
Région
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Area
7.5 sq mi (19.5 km²)
INSEE code
87144
Saint-Genest-sur-Roselle’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.