Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,839 in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Genilac grades B overall: better than 61% of compared French towns, and #37 of 48 in Loire. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Genilac does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Genilac 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Genilac: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genilac.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Genilac has 7 family doctors. At birth, a girl in Loire can expect 85.6 years and a boy 80.8 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 199 residents of Genilac died, against 257 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer.
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.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €11.43/m² a month, above Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) but below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 90% houses, the rest apartments. 105 houses and apartments changed hands in Genilac from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,472/m² | 95 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 18%, above Loire’s towns (17%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. 35% of adults hold a degree. At 42.5, the median resident of Genilac sits in the middle of the age range.
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Genilac | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Genilac’s tally for 2025: 66 recorded offenses. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 3.3 violent offenses and 15.8 graded property crimes a year. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.6% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest collège is 1.4 mi away. By results, schools here place #43 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François TruffautNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 154 | 93%+2 pts |
| Lycée Georges BrassensNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 293 | 94%−3 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame des Collines PrivateBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 99 | 91%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Genilac is Aqueduc romain.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Loire’s towns (11.9%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Genilac holds 500 jobs; 1,850 of its residents are in work, so 0.3 jobs each. After tax and benefits, the median income is €28,390 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and family days out in and near Genilac. Best known first.
ZooEspace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine2.1 km north, in Saint-Martin-la-PlaineChâteauChâteauChâteau de Lachal4.8 km west, in ValfleuryMuseumMuseumLa Mourine - maison des forgerons1.6 km northeast, in Saint-Martin-la-PlaineGardenGardenLes croqueurs de pommes du terroir du Jarez3.9 km southwest, in La Grand-CroixAttractionAttractionBarrage détruit par arreté préfectoral 12-714 An 20124.2 km north, in Saint-Romain-en-JarezChâteauChâteauChâteau du Mollard3.1 km southeast, in ChâteauneufPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Genilac has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Aqueduc romain: Photo: User:Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Genilac yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genilac | 3,839 | — | B | C | B | A− |
| Saint-Martin-la-Plaine | 3,764 | 1.2 | A | C | A− | A |
| Lorette | 4,983 | 1.5 | C+ | C+ | B− | B− |
| Rive-de-Gier | 15,242 | 1.6 | C− | B | D | C |
| La Grand-Croix | 4,947 | 2.2 | C+ | C+ | B− | C+ |
| Saint-Paul-en-Jarez | 4,699 | 3.3 | A− | C− | B+ | B |
| L'Horme | 4,806 | 3.6 | C | C+ | C− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #23 of 48 in Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #43 of 50 in Loire. 94% of 293 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Georges Brassens in 2025, 3 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Genilac grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Genilac is a commune of 3,839 people in the Saint-Etienne Métropole. 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
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 October 30, 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.