Strong in places, weak in others. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also does well on health (B+) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 17% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, that makes a C, good for #24 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. That leaves it better than 27% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Gentilly 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 Gentilly.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
On foot, Gentilly works better than 100% of compared French towns
The median disposable income was €25,480 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Val-de-Marne’s towns (€27,315). The jobless rate is 12.6%. Jobs based in Gentilly number 10,050, against 9,250 residents in work (1.1 per worker).
74%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport57%
Driving19%
On foot11%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter3%
10,050
jobs based in Gentilly, 1.1 per working resident
12.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,480
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 almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Gentilly costs more than in Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €23.59/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The middle sale price: €5,806/m², above both Val-de-Marne’s towns (€4,010/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house in Gentilly goes for €6,797/m², an apartment for €5,723/m². The town recorded 375 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€5,806/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gentilly€5,806/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Val-de-Marne median€4,010/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,797/m²
39
Apartments
€5,723/m²
336
€23.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€19.43 to €28.63/m² a month)
14.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€22.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€28,050
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole du Grand Paris
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Gentilly skews young, with 15% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Val-de-Marne’s towns or compared French towns
46% of adults hold a degree, higher than both Val-de-Marne’s towns (43%) and compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 13% of the population. Half of Gentilly is older than 35.1, half younger.
35.1median age
GentillyVal-de-Marne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Val-de-Marne 52.1%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Val-de-Marne median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
More crime per resident in Gentilly than in 74% of compared French towns
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Gentilly. Police and gendarmerie figures for Gentilly show 509 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 9 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 18.7.
9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage118
Family violence102
Other physical violence74
Burglary61
Theft from vehicles55
Vehicle theft51
Sexual violence48
Theft without violence167
Fraud130
Drug use73
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.
9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
509
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Gentilly is below 66% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Its two care homes for older people (154 places) count their residents as Gentilly’s; allowing for them, deaths were 17% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,166 residents of Gentilly died, against 1,218 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 4% fewer. In Val-de-Marne, life expectancy at birth reaches 86.7 years for women and 82.8 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. Also worth knowing: 10 GPs practise locally.
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Gentilly · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ghu Ap Hp Universite Paris Saclay site Kremlin Bicetre
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ghu Ap Hp Universite Paris Saclay site Kremlin Bicetre
86.7 · 82.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Val-de-Marne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Gentilly is Église Saint-Saturnin. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 13th century. 4% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 102 collèges within 5 km, 2.1 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #1 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. At the lycées within 5 km of Gentilly, 94.0% passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%) and above Val-de-Marne’s towns (91.1%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Robert Doisneau: Bracha L. Ettinger, CC BY-SA 2.5 · André Fanton: MLANCEL, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gardel-Hervé: Atelier Nadar, domaine public, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Chapelle: Patrick.charpiat, CC BY-SA 3.0
Gentilly’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 Gentilly
Is Gentilly safe?
It grades C for safety, #33 of 44 in Val-de-Marne. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 61 burglaries and 118 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gentilly good?
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #1 of 47 in Val-de-Marne. 100% of 116 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Yabné in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gentilly expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Gentilly grades D− for cost of living.
About Gentilly
Commune in Val-de-Marne, Île-de-France
Gentilly is a commune of 19,963 people in the Métropole du Grand Paris. 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.
