Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 13,421 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Genas grades A− overall: better than 76% of compared French towns, and #35 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.6 jobs per working resident; 5.8% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Genas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Genas 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Genas as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de Montaberlet ou de Pierre-Fitte, in Décines-Charpieu, 4.2 mi away.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Genas. Best known first.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais4.3 km northwest, in Décines-CharpieuMuseumMuseumEspace Muséal de Gandilin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mathanin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pusignan5 km northeast, in PusignanFortFortFort de Meyzieu2.9 km north, in MeyzieuPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genas.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Genas records 75 deaths per 100 expected, close to Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,016 residents of Genas died, against 1,194 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In the comparison, Genas comes above both Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Genas, houses go for €4,503/m² and apartments for €3,838/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,503/m² | 214 |
| Apartments | €3,838/m² | 144 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
For Genas, that is above both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 5.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Genas sits close to Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and above compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis Leprince-RinguetNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 226 | 93%−2 pts |
| Collège Georges BrassensBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 123 | 88%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 309 offenses in the graded categories in Genas in 2025. For armed robbery, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. With 9,450 jobs for 6,050 working residents, Genas draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
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
That puts Genas above both Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Genas | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 47% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Genas is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Genas.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genas | 13,421 | — | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Chassieu | 11,208 | 1.9 | C+ | D− | D | A+ |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure | 6,984 | 2.8 | A− | C | B− | B+ |
| Meyzieu | 36,687 | 2.9 | C | D | C− | A− |
| Décines-Charpieu | 29,877 | 3.4 | D | D | C− | B |
| Pusignan | 4,119 | 3.4 | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure | 5,791 | 3.8 | B | C− | C | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #51 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 94 burglaries and 44 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 64% of compared French towns and #38 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €15.61/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Genas grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Genas is a commune of 13,421 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est Lyonnais (CCEL). 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.