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With 86 residents, it is a town in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gensac falls below the line for grades. Over-65s are only 14% of the population.
The one thing 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 Église de l'Assomption, in Maubourguet, 3.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Nothing in Gensac is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gensac.
Among adults, 32% have a degree. Children under 15 make up 11%, below both Hautes-Pyrénées’ towns (14%) and compared French towns (17%). The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
48% women, 52% men
About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Hautes-Pyrénées 53.4%, France 51.8%.
| Gensac | Hautes-Pyrénées median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 9.6% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 20% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 14% | 29% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 18% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 37% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 8.8% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 32% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Hautes-Pyrénées median and France median: the median of compared communes
9.1% of the labour force are out of work.
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.
The market in Gensac: 1 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Gensac yet.
Commune in Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie
Gensac is a commune of 86 people in the Communauté de communes Adour Madiran. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gensac | 86 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vic-en-Bigorre | 4,845 | 3.7 | A− | B+ | A− | C− |
| Bordères-sur-l'Échez | 5,399 | 12 | A− | B | A | B+ |
| Aureilhan | 8,031 | 13 | B | B+ | B+ | B |
| Tarbes | 44,399 | 14 | C+ | B+ | D | B− |
| Séméac | 5,236 | 14 | B | B | B | B |
| Ibos | 2,813 | 14 | A− | B− | B− | A |
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.