Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Vendée, Pays de la Loire has a population of 2,011.
Where it does best is schools: brevet results 5 points above the expected rate. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is hard to get around without a car: 88% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €2,265/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. La Genétouze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things La Genétouze does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Genétouze 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.
La Genétouze has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
La Genétouze has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.
3.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Genétouze.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 4.3 mi away. Collège pupils travel 3.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé du Puy Chabot PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 151 | 99%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 131 deaths in La Genétouze from 2016 to 2025; there were 92, 30% fewer. Average lifespans in Vendée: 85.5 years for women, 80.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The nearest emergency department to La Genétouze is Chd site la Roche Sur Yon, 6.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
At the census, 3.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Vendée’s towns (7.6%) and compared French towns (13.4%). La Genétouze has 150 jobs for 950 working residents, 0.1 per worker. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €26,660 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. 3.9% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The 65-and-over age group makes up 20% of residents. 31% of adults hold a degree, higher than Vendée’s towns (26%) and near compared French towns (30%). Half the people of La Genétouze are older than 43.1.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
| La Genétouze | Vendée median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 9.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 22% |
| No diploma | 12% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 30% | 30% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Vendée median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,265/m², comes from 48 sales of houses and apartments in La Genétouze from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.35/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,265/m² | 48 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
La Genétouze has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Monastère du Lieu-Dieu (ancien): Photo: Spouik · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in La Genétouze 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 Genétouze | 2,011 | — | — | B | — | A |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif | 5,273 | 2.5 | A+ | B− | A+ | A− |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie | 8,649 | 2.6 | A+ | C+ | A | A− |
| Venansault | 4,757 | 3 | A+ | B | A+ | A |
| Aizenay | 10,365 | 4.8 | A | C+ | B+ | B+ |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 54,849 | 5.6 | B− | C+ | C− | B− |
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 4,625 | 5.8 | A− | B− | A | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
La Genétouze has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.8 recorded violent incidents and 6.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A+, better than 98% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,265/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so La Genétouze grades B for cost of living.
Commune in Vendée, Pays de la Loire
La Genétouze is a commune of 2,011 people in the Communauté de communes de Vie et Boulogne. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 October 30, 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.