Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2,921 residents make their home in this town in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Schools do well: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. At the median price of €2,250/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Pilat. Its lowest grade is for health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 8% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Genest-Malifaux has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Saint-Genest-Malifaux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Genest-Malifaux 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.
Saint-Genest-Malifaux has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Genest-Malifaux as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison dite de François Ier, in Saint-Étienne, 6.7 mi away.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Genest-Malifaux.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
School results put the town #1 of 50 in Loire.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Régis PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 100%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €9.68/m² a month, close to Loire’s towns (€10.17/m²) and below compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Behind the median of €2,250/m²: 84 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Genest-Malifaux between July 2023 and June 2026. A house in Saint-Genest-Malifaux goes for €2,713/m², an apartment for €1,567/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,713/m² | 53 |
| Apartments | €1,567/m² | 31 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 309 deaths in Saint-Genest-Malifaux from 2016 to 2025; there were 360, 17% more. Life expectancy in Loire: 85.6 years for women and 80.8 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: there are 3 general practitioners in the town.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
6.5% of the labour force are out of work. At the census, 6.0% of working residents in Saint-Genest-Malifaux didn’t travel to work at all. Bus, tram or train carried 2.4% of working residents in Saint-Genest-Malifaux to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
25% of residents are 65 or over, close to Loire’s towns (25%) and above compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Saint-Genest-Malifaux is 46.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Loire 52.0%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Genest-Malifaux | Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 29% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Saint-Genest-Malifaux. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Genest-Malifaux is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Genest-Malifaux 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genest-Malifaux | 2,921 | — | — | B+ | — | C+ |
| La Ricamarie | 8,039 | 5 | B+ | A | D | A− |
| Saint-Just-Malmont Haute-Loire | 4,239 | 5.3 | B+ | A− | A+ | C+ |
| Le Chambon-Feugerolles | 12,314 | 5.8 | C+ | A− | C− | C |
| Saint-Étienne | 173,136 | 6.5 | C+ | A− | D− | B− |
| Firminy | 17,060 | 7.2 | B− | A | D | B |
| Bourg-Argental | 2,886 | 7.6 | A+ | A | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Genest-Malifaux has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3 recorded violent incidents and 5.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns and #1 of 50 in Loire. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,250/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Genest-Malifaux grades B+ for cost of living.
Commune in Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Genest-Malifaux is a commune of 2,921 people in the Communauté de communes des Monts du Pilat. 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 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.