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Some 570 people live in this town, in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves La Genête out for now. 12% of homes here are second homes.
The one thing La Genête does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in La Genête as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château (ancien), in Cuisery, 2 mi away.
32% 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 La Genête.
People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, about level with compared French towns (22%) and below Saône-et-Loire’s towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of the population. Line up the people of La Genête by age and the one in the middle is 47.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Saône-et-Loire 52.3%, France 51.8%.
| La Genête | Saône-et-Loire median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 9.5% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 19% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 30% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 25% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 31% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 22% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Saône-et-Loire median and France median: the median of compared communes
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €23,770 a year per consumption unit. 13.4% of the labour force were unemployed, higher than both Saône-et-Loire’s towns (10.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%). For its 250 residents in work, La Genête has 350 jobs: 1.3 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 6.7 mi away. Collège pupils travel 2.4 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Les DîmesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 86 | 88%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Sales in La Genête from July 2023 to June 2026: 20 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and museums in and near La Genête. Best known first.
Nothing in La Genête is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Genête yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Genête | 570 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tournus | 5,701 | 6.7 | B | A− | D− | B− |
| Sennecey-le-Grand | 2,895 | 10 | A− | B+ | A | C |
| Louhans-Châteaurenaud | 6,446 | 11 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Ouroux-sur-Saône | 3,214 | 13 | — | B+ | — | B+ |
| Montrevel-en-Bresse Ain | 2,743 | 15 | B− | C+ | B | B− |
| Bâgé-Dommartin Ain | 4,050 | 16 | A | B+ | A | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
La Genête is a commune of 570 people in the Communauté de communes Terres de Bresse. 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.