Saint-Genis-Laval’s grades pull in different directions. It does especially well on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 28% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The town grades B overall and ranks #65 of 107 in Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than 56% of compared French towns. Work and incomes are strong: 1.1 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Housing is expensive (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 7.4 recorded violent incidents and 20.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
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 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Saint-Genis-Laval 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Genis-Laval.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
30.7% of commuters in Saint-Genis-Laval go to work without a car, more than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income was €30,480 a year per consumption unit, near Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and higher than compared French towns (€25,970). Public transport took a fifth of Saint-Genis-Laval’s working residents to work at the census. Unemployment stands at 9.4%.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving65%
Public transport20%
On foot6%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
9,950
jobs based in Saint-Genis-Laval, 1.1 per working resident
9.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,480
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 93% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Saint-Genis-Laval cost more than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,875/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.11/m² a month, close to Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Saint-Genis-Laval sell for €4,633/m² and apartments for €3,406/m². Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 645 homes here.
€3,875/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Genis-Laval€3,875/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,633/m²
229
Apartments
€3,406/m²
416
€15.11/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.02 to €19.00/m² a month)
10.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.48/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Saint-Genis-Laval run below what its ages would predict: 72 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-Genis-Laval can choose among 18 GPs. Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 1,475 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,908: 23% below.
−28%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw77
Adjusted72
Median town88
Expected100
18
GPs in Saint-Genis-Laval · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Saint-Genis-Laval runs higher than in 76% of compared French towns
2025 saw 622 offenses recorded in Saint-Genis-Laval. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
7.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage159
Burglary116
Vehicle theft92
Theft from vehicles80
Other physical violence68
Family violence65
Sexual violence42
Theft without violence177
Fraud164
Drug use88
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.
7.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
622
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
5 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
4.8% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). 4 of the 5 are houses and mansions. Its heritage reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Saint-Genis-Laval than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 44% of adults
Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents. Half of Saint-Genis-Laval is older than 43.4, half younger. 18% are under 15, below Rhône’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (17%).
43.4median age
Saint-Genis-LavalRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
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Saint-Genis-Laval’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Genis-Laval
Is Saint-Genis-Laval safe?
It grades C− for safety, #77 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 116 burglaries and 159 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Genis-Laval good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #60 of 115 in Rhône. 94% of 477 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Descartes in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Genis-Laval expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Genis-Laval grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-Genis-Laval
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Genis-Laval is a commune of 21,212 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.
