Genouilly ranks below 99% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 5.8%
4.5% of households have no car, against 11% in the typical compared French town. Genouilly had 418 residents in 210 households at the 2023 Census. Here, 2.3% of households are headed by a manager or professional. Lower than in 95% of compared French towns: 5.3% of homes are flats.
Throughout this page, the Saône-et-Loire 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.
What stands out about the people of Genouilly
One home in six is a second home
The census counted 53 second homes and occasional dwellings in Genouilly, 18% of its 300 homes: higher than in 92% of compared French towns. 98% of them are houses. Their owners live elsewhere, so they aren’t in the population figures on this page. Homes & cars ↓
Empty homes
The census found 38 homes empty (13%): for sale, to let, awaiting work or simply unused. Homes & cars ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
More second homes than 92% of compared French towns: 18%
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
Where just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town, Genouilly has 5.2%. Locally, 13% of homes stand empty. On average, 2.1% of homes are second homes in the typical compared French town.
A ±0% change since 2012: slower than 68% 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
In two steps, +3% to 2017 and −2% after, the town’s change compares with +5% for the median compared French town and −3% in Saône-et-Loire.
Genouilly sits above 70% of compared French towns for residents aged 65 and over (25%)
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Genouilly 46.4. The median compared French town: 44.
The median age in Genouilly is 46.4, higher than in nearly two thirds of compared French towns. Across the comparison, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
21% of households are couples with children, below 71% of compared French towns
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 Saône-et-Loire median and the France median
Living alone · share
The typical household size is 2 people. Here, just over two in five households are one person living alone. Set beside that, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town.
A typical living standard of €23,820 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.
The median standard of living in Genouilly is €23,820 a year per consumption unit: lower than in 74% of compared French towns.
Households headed by a retired person: 35%, a higher share than 62% 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
The census found that 14% of households are headed by a manual worker in Genouilly. 2.3% of the town’s households are headed by a manager or professional, against 9.4% in the median compared French town; 35% by a retired person (32%).
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 79% of compared French towns: 3.3%
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.
The share of foreign nationals trails four fifths of compared French towns: 1.9%. Set beside that, 6.5% of residents are immigrants 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.
Genouilly ranks below 81% of compared French towns on single residents: 22%
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
Married residents account for 43%. Single residents: 25% in the typical compared French town, for comparison.
Only 26% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in Genouilly
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
With adults with no qualification at 17%, Genouilly is behind 64% of compared French towns on that count. Elsewhere, 30% of adults out of school hold a higher-education qualification in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (418 to 2,582 people), the 18th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Nearby, 5 of 6 towns have older populations than Genouilly
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genouilly | 46.4 | 25% | 18% | 3.3% |
| Montchanin 4,976 · 8.3 mi | 46.7 | 28% | 2.4% | 7.8% |
| Blanzy 5,955 · 9.4 mi | 53 | 32% | 0.9% | 5% |
| Montceau-les-Mines 17,064 · 10.2 mi | 50.2 | 30% | 1.1% | 12% |
| Saint-Vallier 8,508 · 10.3 mi | 52.3 | 32% | 1.7% | 5% |
| Torcy 2,678 · 11 mi | 46.1 | 28% | 1% | 17% |
| Le Breuil 3,538 · 11.7 mi | 53.4 | 32% | 1.7% | 7.5% |
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 Genouilly
What is the population of Genouilly?
418 at INSEE’s 2023 census, about the same as in 2012 (416).
How old are Genouilly’s residents?
The median age is 46.4, older than 66% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 25% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Genouilly?
53, with occasional dwellings: 18% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Genouilly?
INSEE counts 14 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 3.3% of residents, and 8 foreign nationals (1.9%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Genouilly?
€23,820 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). 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 9, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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