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Over-65s are 40% of the population. Some 3,059 people live in this town, in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie.
Health is a strength: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 16% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 15.5% unemployment. Buying 70 m² at the median €2,902/m² takes 8.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. Pupils here do less well than most: bac results 5 points below the expected rate; brevet results 2 points below the expected rate.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines 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-Génis-des-Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines 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-Génis-des-Fontaines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1924.
Other places to visit, museums and heritage in and near Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines.
Children under 15 make up 12%, below Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.5% of the town. Among adults, 25% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Pyrénées-Orientales 52.6%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines | Pyrénées-Orientales median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.5% | 9.4% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 28% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 27% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 27% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Pyrénées-Orientales median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For the general bac, the closest lycée is 4.6 mi away. Schools rank #35 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. The closest collège is 2.3 mi off.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pierre Mendès FranceNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 130 | 88%−2 pts |
| Lycée Alfred SauvyNearest lycéeVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 80 | 80%−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.
Homes sold for a median €2,902/m², higher than both Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€2,444/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 129 homes were sold in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines. Of the homes sold, 91% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,909/m² | 118 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 7.5% of commuters got to work without a car. Half of residents lived on more than €25,870 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Pyrénées-Orientales’ towns (€24,140).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Pyrénées-Orientales live to 85.5 on average and men to 78.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 464 deaths in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines from 2016 to 2025; there were 388, 16% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is Clinique du Vallespir, 9.3 mi away. For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines have one GP on hand.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is Chapelle des Cabanes. The protected list starts in the 10th century. Homes built before 1919 account for 5.9% of the housing.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Restes du cloître: Photo: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Josep Renalias · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines 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-Génis-des-Fontaines | 3,059 | — | — | C | — | B |
| Sorède | 3,512 | 2 | B− | C− | A | B− |
| Saint-André | 3,388 | 2.6 | D | C | C+ | C+ |
| Palau-del-Vidre | 3,329 | 2.8 | C− | C | A− | C |
| Le Boulou | 5,487 | 4.7 | D | C | D | B |
| Bages | 4,560 | 4.7 | C | C+ | A− | C |
| Elne | 9,511 | 4.9 | D | C | D | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #35 of 46 in Pyrénées-Orientales. At the collège (Collège Pierre Mendès France), 88.0% passed the brevet, 2 points below the expected rate. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie
Saint-Génis-des-Fontaines is a commune of 3,059 people in the Communauté de communes des Albères, de la Côte Vermeille et de l'Illibéris. 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 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.
