33% of households are couples with children, a share 88% of compared French towns don’t reach
The share of households headed by a manager or professional is 19%, against 9.4% in the typical compared French town. Still, residents aged 65 and over are rarer here than in just over two thirds of compared French towns. Genay had 5,585 residents in 2,310 households at the 2023 Census. For Genay, the census puts households in social housing at 17%.
Throughout this page, the Rhône 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.
Genay grew +8% from 2012 to 2023, faster than 62% 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
The years 2012 to 2017 brought +6%; 2017 to 2023, +2%. Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Rhône town +10%.
A median age of 43: Genay is younger than 58% of compared French towns
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Genay 43. The median compared French town: 44.
At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Below 70% of compared French towns: 31% of households are one person living alone
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 Rhône median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.4 people in the average household. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%. Just over one in ten households are single parents, more than in 58% of compared French towns.
Only 6.5% of households have no car in Genay
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
Empty homes are about as common here as in the typical compared French town: 6%. For comparison, 11% of households have no car in the typical compared French town. Across Genay, 0.8% of homes are second homes. More flats than in 64% of compared French towns: 40%.
Median living standard: €30,100 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.
Living standards centre on €30,100 a year per consumption unit: higher than in 85% of compared French towns. Below the poverty threshold: 9.0% of the population.
9.4% of households are headed by a manual worker, fewer than in 80% of compared French towns
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
Locally, a third of households are headed by a retired person. By way of comparison, 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Genay sits above 70% of compared French towns for foreign nationals (7.1%)
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.
Immigrants make up a share higher than in 66% of compared French towns; the median compared commune in Rhône has 8.2%. Census figures put immigrants at 9% in Genay. Foreign nationals make up 4.3% in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Married residents: 45%, a higher share than 63% of compared French towns
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
Single residents: 25% of the total. Set beside that, 43% of residents 15 and over are married in the typical compared French town.
Above 84% of compared French towns: 42% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification
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
In Genay, 15% of adults out of school have no qualification, beside 19% in the typical compared French town. On average, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
17th lowest median age among 41 French towns of 5,517 to 5,652
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 37.4 in Le Port-Marly to 55.8 in Montval-sur-Loir.
Of the 6 towns nearest Genay, 3 are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genay | 43 | 19% | 0.8% | 9% |
| Massieux 2,843 · 1 mi | 43.4 | 18% | 1.1% | 5% |
| Neuville-sur-Saône 7,812 · 1.4 mi | 43 | 25% | 1.1% | 14% |
| Montanay 3,308 · 1.8 mi | 44.5 | 20% | 0.4% | 4.9% |
| Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or 3,124 · 1.8 mi | 39.7 | 16% | 1.4% | 9.1% |
| Albigny-sur-Saône 3,057 · 2.1 mi | 44.8 | 26% | 1.9% | 9.6% |
| Reyrieux 5,358 · 2.7 mi | 42.8 | 19% | 1.7% | 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 Genay
What is the population of Genay?
5,585 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 8% more than in 2012 (5,181).
How old are Genay’s residents?
The median age is 43, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 24% are under 18 and 19% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Genay?
19, with occasional dwellings: 0.8% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Genay?
INSEE counts 500 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 9% of residents, and 400 foreign nationals (7.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Genay?
€30,100 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 9.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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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