More weak spots than strong ones. Gennevilliers grades D overall, better than 5% of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety lags: an average of 11 recorded violent incidents and 20 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It is easy to get around without a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 63% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Gennevilliers 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 Gennevilliers.
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Unemployment in Gennevilliers, 18.9%, runs above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
42,950 jobs are based in Gennevilliers, for 19,800 working residents (2.2 per worker). The median disposable income was €20,160 a year per consumption unit, below both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€35,370) and compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took 47.0% of Gennevilliers’ working residents to work at the census.
63%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport47%
Driving32%
On foot11%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
42,950
jobs based in Gennevilliers, 2.2 per working resident
18.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,160
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Gennevilliers sell for €4,554/m² at the median, against €5,891/m² in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Gennevilliers sell for €4,680/m² and apartments for €4,526/m². The estimated advertised rent is €23.83/m² a month, close to Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (€24.55/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 18% were houses.
€4,554/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gennevilliers€4,554/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Hauts-de-Seine median€5,891/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,680/m²
78
Apartments
€4,526/m²
344
€23.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€17.33 to €32.75/m² a month)
11.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€24.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 22% of people in Gennevilliers are under 15, more than in both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and compared French towns
14% of the population is aged 15 to 24, above Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (12%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 13% of residents. Graduates make up 29% of adults.
35.2median age
GennevilliersHauts-de-Seine medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education29%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Hauts-de-Seine 52.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Hauts-de-Seine median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Gennevilliers sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Gennevilliers, criminal damage came up most often (2025). The police record for Gennevilliers lists 1,403 offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Gennevilliers ranks 32nd of the 33 compared towns in Hauts-de-Seine.
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage496
Other physical violence223
Family violence219
Theft from vehicles218
Vehicle theft120
Sexual violence87
Burglary35
Armed robbery5
Theft without violence718
Drug use345
Fraud311
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,403
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
84.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 72 collèges within 5 km, 1.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Gennevilliers is 90.6%, lower than both Hauts-de-Seine’s towns (93.2%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its collèges and lycées rank #21 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine on results.
94%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
Allowing for age and care homes, Gennevilliers sees 90 deaths per 100 expected, against 73 in Hauts-de-Seine’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,934 deaths in Gennevilliers from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,991, 2% more. Life expectancy at birth in Hauts-de-Seine is 87.6 years for women and 83.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 28 GPs practise in the town.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
28
GPs in Gennevilliers · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Aphp Nord Universite Paris Cite site site Beaujon
1.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Aphp Nord Universite Paris Cite site site Beaujon
87.6 · 83.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Hauts-de-Seine, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
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Gennevilliers’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gennevilliers
Is Gennevilliers safe?
It grades C− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 496 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gennevilliers good?
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #21 of 35 in Hauts-de-Seine. 90% of 377 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Galilée in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gennevilliers expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Gennevilliers grades D− for cost of living.
About Gennevilliers
Commune in Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France
Gennevilliers is a commune of 50,979 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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.
