La Genétouze ranks below 99% of compared French towns on flats: 0.7%
In the typical compared French town, just over one in ten households have no car; in La Genétouze, 2.4%. The town had 2,011 residents in 860 households at the 2023 census. For La Genétouze, the census puts empty homes at 2%. At 26%, the share of one-person households is lower than in 91% of compared French towns.
Throughout this page, the Vendée 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 La Genétouze
A town of families
34% of households are couples with children and 5.1% single parents with children; 18% of residents are under 15. Households ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
Growth of +13% since 2012 puts La Genétouze ahead of 78% 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
Over the whole period the median compared French town changed +5%, and the median Vendée town +9%.
Only 20% of residents are 65 or over in La Genétouze
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ La Genétouze 43.1. The median compared French town: 44.
In the typical compared French town, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is 11%; La Genétouze has 10%. With a median age of 43.1, La Genétouze is younger than 58% 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
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Vendée 50.9%, France 51.8%.
34% of households are couples with children, more than in 89% 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 Vendée median and the France median
Living alone · share
5.1% of households are single parents (typical compared French town: 10%). By way of comparison, 25% of households are couples with children in the typical compared French town. Average household size: 2.3 people.
Fewer households in social housing than 77% of compared French towns: 6.8%
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
There is little gap on second homes: 1.3%, about the same as in the typical compared French town. As a reference point, just over one in ten households rent social housing (HLM) in the typical compared French town. Turnover: 9.4% of households moved in less than two years ago, and 20% have lived in their home 30 years or more.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €26,660 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.
Half of La Genétouze’s residents live in households with a standard of living below €26,660 a year per consumption unit, and half above: higher than in 57% of compared French towns. Under the poverty line sit 5.0% of residents.
In La Genétouze, 7.8% of households are headed by a manager or professional, fewer than in 61% 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
In La Genétouze, 31% of households are headed by a retired person, beside 32% in the typical compared French town. Elsewhere, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town. Locally, 15% of households are headed by a manual worker.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
A smaller share of immigrants than 93% of compared French towns: 1.9%
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.
1.1% of residents are foreign nationals; in the typical compared French town the figure is 4.3%. The benchmark for immigrants in the typical compared French town: 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
La Genétouze sits below 86% of compared French towns for single residents (21%)
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
47% of residents 15 and over are married; in the typical compared French town the figure is 43%. For single residents, the comparison in the typical compared French town is 25%.
Below 89% of compared French towns: 12% of adults out of school have no qualification
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
Graduates of higher education account for 31%. Measured more widely, nearly a fifth of adults out of school have no qualification in the typical compared French town.
41 French towns of 2,011 to 2,582 people: this is the 12th youngest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
At the ends of the range sit Villejust (37.2), the youngest, and Prayssac (62.3), the oldest.
Median age: 2 of the 6 towns around La Genétouze are older
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Genétouze | 43.1 | 20% | 1.3% | 1.9% |
| Mouilleron-le-Captif 5,273 · 2.5 mi | 46 | 23% | 3.8% | 2.2% |
| Le Poiré-sur-Vie 8,649 · 2.6 mi | 42.1 | 18% | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Venansault 4,757 · 3 mi | 44.6 | 20% | 0.7% | 2.3% |
| Aizenay 10,365 · 4.8 mi | 40.3 | 18% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| La Roche-sur-Yon 54,849 · 5.6 mi | 42.6 | 23% | 3.7% | 7.8% |
| Dompierre-sur-Yon 4,625 · 5.8 mi | 42.8 | 16% | 1% | 1.6% |
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 La Genétouze
What is the population of La Genétouze?
2,011 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 13% more than in 2012 (1,775).
How old are La Genétouze’s residents?
The median age is 43.1, younger than 58% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in La Genétouze?
12, with occasional dwellings: 1.3% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in La Genétouze?
INSEE counts 37 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1.9% of residents, and 23 foreign nationals (1.1%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in La Genétouze?
€26,660 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 5.0% of residents live below the poverty line. 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 8, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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