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GenilléIndre-et-Loire

It is a town of 1,503 residents in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire.

Is Genillé a good place to live?

Housing is within reach: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 4.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (C−): 0.5 jobs per working resident; 10.2% unemployment. It also trails on health (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The median price paid is €1,504/m².

Figures: prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Genillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

What makes Genillé stand out

The 3 things Genillé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How Genillé grades

Each subject compares Genillé 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.

How grading works

Genillé has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & income10.2% unemploymentC−Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesA−Open →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →Walkability52% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to workCOpen →
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Église paroissiale Sainte-Eulalie
Église paroissiale Sainte-Eulalie · Inscrit · Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0
Genillé’s story

Genillé in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Genillé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

37% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1926First protected: Église paroissiale Sainte-Eulalie
  • 1951Most recently protected: Ancienne abbaye de la Bourdillière
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genillé.

HousingCost of living A−

Renting in Genillé costs less than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €9.95/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 65 homes in Genillé.

€1,504/m²median sale price

Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026

Genillé€1,504/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By typeMedian per m²Sales
Houses€1,504/m²65
€9.95/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.29 to €13.57/m² a month)
4.3
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€8.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,560
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine

Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Who lives here

Genillé skews older, with 30% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below Indre-et-Loire’s towns (34%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.8% of residents. Half the people of Genillé are older than 51.7.

51.7median age
GenilléIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma21%
CAP or BEP32%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education21%

Women and men · all residents

51% women, 49% men

About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Genillé
GenilléIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Under 1515%16%17%
15–247.8%10%11%
25–4419%22%23%
45–6428%27%26%
65+30%24%22%
No diploma21%16%19%
CAP or BEP32%25%26%
Baccalauréat19%18%18%
Higher education21%34%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Indre-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes

HealthHealth C

Genillé has a higher adjusted death rate than 72% of compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

In Indre-et-Loire, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Genillé records 96 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 184 residents of Genillé died, against 191 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer.

−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw96
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Genillé · 2.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chru de Tours Antenne de Loches
22 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Sante Leonard de Vinci
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Note: TownRatings models the care-home adjustment; it is not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Only 4.5% of commuters in Genillé go to work without a car, fewer than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

Households’ median disposable income: €24,670 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.2%, about level with compared French towns (10.1%) and above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%). At the census, 5.8% of working residents in Genillé didn’t travel to work at all.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving88%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
300
jobs based in Genillé, 0.5 per working resident
10.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,670
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 28% of compared French towns

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

History

Old homes shape Genillé: 37% were built before 1919, more than in both Indre-et-Loire’s towns and compared French towns

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Genillé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 13th century. 2 of the 3 are churches, chapels and other religious buildings.

3historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit3
13th c.
oldest protected part
1926
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Nearby attractions

Abbaye de la Bourdillière and 4 more in and around Genillé

Heritage and other places to visit in and near Genillé. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring

Everything we know about Genillé

14pages on Genillé

Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Genillé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Ancienne abbaye de la Bourdillière: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église paroissiale Sainte-Eulalie: Photo: Manfred Heyde · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Genillé

2 notable people were born in Genillé.

Their page →

Genillé’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Indre-et-Loire →
LochesSaint-Georges-sur-CherBléréMontrichard Val de CherLa Croix-en-TouraineAthée-sur-CherLochesSaint-Georges-sur-CherBléréMontrichard Val de CherLa Croix-en-TouraineAthée-sur-CherGenillé
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Genillé1,503——A−—C
Loches6,2346.5C+BDB
Saint-Georges-sur-Cher Loir-et-Cher2,7109.5—B+—A−
Bléré5,35211CB−CB
Montrichard Val de Cher Loir-et-Cher3,61112C+A−CB−
La Croix-en-Touraine2,54312B+BB+A−
Athée-sur-Cher2,85513—B+—A−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

Questions about Genillé

Is Genillé safe?

Genillé has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4 recorded violent incidents and 8.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.

Is Genillé expensive to live in?

Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Genillé grades A− for cost of living.

About Genillé

Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire

Genillé is a commune of 1,503 people in the Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine. 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
1,503 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Loches Sud Touraine
Département
Indre-et-Loire (37)
Région
Centre-Val de Loire
Area
24.5 sq mi (63.4 km²)
INSEE code
37111

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 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.