Gençay has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is cost of living (A): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 3.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gençay 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 Gençay.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Gençay: 37% are 65 or over, above Vienne’s towns and compared French towns
For Gençay, that is above both Vienne’s towns (25%) and compared French towns (22%). Under-15s account for 13% of the population.
56.5median age
GençayVienne medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma28%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Vienne 52.1%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Vienne median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living A
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Gençay than in Vienne’s towns or across compared French towns: €8.76/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Gençay sits below both Vienne’s towns (€10.33/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) on this measure. The median price, €1,204/m², comes from 56 sales of houses and apartments in Gençay from July 2023 to June 2026.
€1,204/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gençay€1,204/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Vienne median€1,790/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,204/m²
56
€8.76/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€7.16 to €10.72/m² a month)
3.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€7.50/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,450
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
Money is tighter in Gençay than in Vienne’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €24,270 a year per consumption unit
That puts Gençay below both Vienne’s towns (€26,210) and compared French towns (€25,970). Gençay has 700 jobs for 550 working residents, 1.2 per worker.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot9%
Public transport2%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Gençay, 1.2 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 70% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Gençay keeps more of its old housing than Vienne or compared French towns: 14% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
In the comparison, Gençay comes above both Vienne’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Gençay: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Gençay is Ruines du château.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Gençay records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 80 in Vienne’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 397 residents of Gençay died, against 343 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 16% more. Its two care homes for older people (99 places) count their residents as Gençay’s; allowing for them, deaths were 10% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw116
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Gençay · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu la Miletrie
13.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu la Miletrie
85.8 · 79.8
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Vienne, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Gençay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 21 offenses in the graded categories in Gençay in 2025. For family violence, other physical violence, sexual violence, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 36.3% of the index here.
3.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage14
Burglary7
Armed robbery0
Fraud7
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.
3.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
36.3%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Gençay
Is Gençay safe?
Gençay has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.6 recorded violent incidents and 13.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 14 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gençay good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Gençay expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,204/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Gençay grades A for cost of living.
About Gençay
Commune in Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gençay is a commune of 1,653 people in the Communauté de communes du Civraisien en Poitou. 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.
