Half of Les Genettes is over 58, older than 97% of compared French towns
Households headed by a manual worker: 25% here and 14% in the typical compared French town. In Les Genettes, 3.7% of households have no car. Flats are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. At the 2023 Census Les Genettes was home to 160 people in 81 households.
Throughout this page, the Orne median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Les Genettes
One home in three is a second home
The census counted 54 second homes and occasional dwellings in Les Genettes, 37% of its 150 homes: higher than in 96% of compared French towns. 100% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
An older town
Half of Les Genettes’ residents are under 58 and half over; the median of compared French towns is 44. 33% are 65 or older (France median 22%), 7.4% 80 or older. Ages ↓
Fewer residents than in 2012
Les Genettes had 177 residents at the 2012 census and 160 in 2023, down 10%: slower growth than in 97% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
37% of homes are second homes, a share 96% of compared French towns don’t reach
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
11% of households moved in less than two years ago; 22% have been in their home 30 years or more. Elsewhere, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town. Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. Les Genettes sits close to the norm on empty homes: 7.5%, about the same as in the typical compared French town.
Slower than most: −10% since 2012, behind 97% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Against +5% for the median compared French town and −5% for the median Orne town, the change came in two steps: +9% from 2012 to 2017, then −17% to 2023.
A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 99% of compared French towns, at 6.2%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Les Genettes 58. The median compared French town: 44.
The share of residents aged 65 and over tops 92% of compared French towns: 33%. As a yardstick, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Orne 52.7%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Fewer couples with children than 79% of compared French towns: 19%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Orne median and the France median
Living alone · share
Single-parent households are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of couples with children is 25%. The share of one-person households stands at 31%.
A typical living standard of €30,350 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €30,350 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 86% of compared French towns.
Fewer households headed by a manager or professional than 74% of compared French towns: 6.2%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
In Les Genettes, 31% of households are headed by a retired person. For households headed by a manager or professional, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 9.4%.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Immigrants: 3.7%, a lower share than 76% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
The median compared commune in Orne has 4.6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in just over three quarters of compared French towns. Against that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town. 3.1% of residents are foreign nationals, or about one in 32.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
A smaller share of single residents than 99% of compared French towns: 12%
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 57% of residents 15 and over are married in Les Genettes. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
A lower share of adults with no qualification than 80% of compared French towns, at 14%
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
22% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification; in the typical compared French town the figure is 30%. Typically, 19% of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
The 5th oldest of 41 French towns of 160 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
Ages run from 37.2 in Villejust to 62.3 in Prayssac.
No nearby town is as old as Les Genettes
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Genettes | 58 | 33% | 37% | 3.7% |
| Tourouvre au Perche 2,955 · 5.2 mi | 52.2 | 31% | 21% | 2.6% |
| L'Aigle 7,663 · 7.3 mi | 47.4 | 28% | 2.7% | 11% |
| Mortagne-au-Perche 3,898 · 9.8 mi | 50 | 32% | 5.9% | 5.1% |
| Longny les Villages 2,811 · 12.7 mi | 56.4 | 35% | 24% | 2.8% |
| La Ferté-en-Ouche 2,938 · 13.5 mi | 49.4 | 27% | 17% | 3% |
| Verneuil d'Avre et d'Iton 7,193 · 16.8 mi | 50 | 29% | 4.4% | 6.1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Les Genettes
What is the population of Les Genettes?
160 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 10% fewer than in 2012 (177).
How old are Les Genettes’ residents?
The median age is 58, older than 97% of compared French towns. 12% are under 18 and 33% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Les Genettes?
54, with occasional dwellings: 37% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Les Genettes?
INSEE counts 6 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.7% of residents, and 5 foreign nationals (3.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Les Genettes?
€30,350 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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