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In Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, this town has 195 residents.
Saint-Genès-la-Tourette has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up nearly two fifths of its housing. Over-65s are 36% of the population.
The 2 things Saint-Genès-la-Tourette does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Genès-la-Tourette as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de Liberty, in Condat-lès-Montboissier, 3.7 mi away.
61% 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-Genès-la-Tourette.
Degrees are held by 27% of adults, below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (32%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. 36% of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.9% of the town.
46% women, 54% men
About 117 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Puy-de-Dôme 52.2%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Genès-la-Tourette | Puy-de-Dôme median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.9% | 9.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 25% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 16% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 32% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Puy-de-Dôme median and France median: the median of compared communes
50 jobs are based in Saint-Genès-la-Tourette, for 100 working residents (0.5 per worker). Unemployment runs at 7.1%. Also worth knowing: half of residents lived on more than €25,450 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Puy-de-Dôme’s towns (€27,050).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in Saint-Genès-la-Tourette from July 2023 to June 2026: 12 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near Saint-Genès-la-Tourette. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Genès-la-Tourette 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-Genès-la-Tourette 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-Genès-la-Tourette | 195 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brassac-les-Mines | 3,412 | 9.8 | B | A | B− | C |
| Sainte-Florine Haute-Loire | 3,283 | 11 | A− | A | A− | C− |
| Issoire | 15,115 | 11 | C+ | B | C− | C+ |
| Ambert | 6,517 | 13 | A+ | A | B+ | B− |
| Vic-le-Comte | 5,396 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | B− |
| Brioude Haute-Loire | 6,527 | 16 | B− | A | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Genès-la-Tourette is a commune of 195 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Agglo Pays d'Issoire. 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) · 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 9, 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.