Genay grades A overall: better than 86% of compared French towns, and #24 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 7.4% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Genay 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Ancien fortin de Genay, dit Fortin de Rancé · Inscrit · Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 4.0
Genay’s story
Genay in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Genay, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1947.
1947First protected: Ancien fortin de Genay, dit Fortin de Rancé
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genay.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Genay’s ages would predict, 68 per 100 expected, under Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Genay sits below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 275 residents of Genay died, against 404 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw68
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Genay · 3.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
8.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Croix Rousse Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Genay is easier to get around on foot than 84% of compared French towns
19.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €30,100 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport13%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
3,900
jobs based in Genay, 1.5 per working resident
7.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,100
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 84% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C−
The median sale price of homes in Genay is €3,518/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 178 sales of houses and apartments in Genay from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,666/m² for the median of compared towns in Rhône.
€3,518/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Genay€3,518/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,940/m²
100
Apartments
€2,606/m²
78
€13.38/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.82 to €16.55/m² a month)
9.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.69/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Genay has more crime per resident than 58% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 133 offenses in the graded categories in Genay in 2025. For sexual violence, 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, 1.9% of the index here. With 3,900 jobs for 2,550 working residents, Genay draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage46
Vehicle theft22
Burglary21
Theft from vehicles20
Family violence17
Other physical violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud45
Theft without violence42
Drug use11
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.
5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
133
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Ancien fortin de Genay, dit Fortin de Rancé: Photo: Ce fichier est l’œuvre de Xavier Caré . Merci de créditer : Xavier Caré / Wikimedia Commons / CC-BY-SA . Si vous souhaitez une permission spéciale pour utiliser cette photo, ou la vendre en dehors des termes de la licence ci-dessous, merci de me contacter · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Genay
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Genay as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Genay
Is Genay safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #46 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Genay good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #17 of 115 in Rhône. 98% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rosa Parks in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Genay expensive to live in?
By type: houses €3,940/m² (100 sales), apartments €2,606/m² (78 sales). Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.38/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Genay grades C− for cost of living.
About Genay
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Genay is a commune of 5,585 people in the Métropole de Lyon. 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
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.
