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Home to 418 people, this town lies in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Genouilly isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Second homes make up 18% of its housing.
The one thing Genouilly does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Genouilly as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église priorale (ruines de l'ancienne), in Le Puley, 2 mi away.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Genouilly.
25% of residents are 65 or over, below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%) but above compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 17% of residents. Degrees are held by just over a quarter of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| Genouilly | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.8% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 26% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs located in Genouilly: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). Half of residents lived on more than €23,820 a year per consumption unit, close to Saône-et-Loire’s towns (€24,330) and below compared French towns (€25,970). 4.5% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses accounted for 95% of sales, apartments for the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Genouilly.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Genouilly. Best known first.
Nothing in Genouilly is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Genouilly as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouilly | 418 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Montchanin | 4,976 | 8.3 | B+ | B+ | B | C |
| Blanzy | 5,955 | 9.4 | A | A | B+ | B+ |
| Montceau-les-Mines | 17,064 | 10 | B− | A | C− | B− |
| Saint-Vallier | 8,508 | 10 | B+ | A | A− | C− |
| Torcy | 2,678 | 11 | B+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Le Breuil | 3,538 | 12 | A | B+ | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Genouilly is a commune of 418 people in the Communauté de communes Sud Côte Chalonnaise. 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) · 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 4, 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.