Living in Gennevilliers
In Gennevilliers, rent averages €23.83 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 19% (2022).
Gennevilliers is a city in France. For Gennevilliers, the unemployment rate was 19% at the end of 2022. Annual NO₂ was 25.8 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 11.6 km² in 2026. Population density was 4,379.6 people per km² in 2023.
Pricier rent than 98% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 92% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 82% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Gennevilliers?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Gennevilliers?
Average net cold rent is about 23.83 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 23.83 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre20Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan19Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 90.8 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Forfait Navigo Mois - Ile-de-France Mobilites5Official |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | 778.7 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Dwellings | 20,948 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE9Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 19,979 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE9Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 23.83 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 30 Sept 2025 | "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official |
Is Gennevilliers a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 1,430 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 23.83 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Gennevilliers?
The unemployment rate is about 19 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 19.03 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12
Gennevilliers 19.0%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 94.24 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)3Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 94.24 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.7Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,317 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr24Official |
| Unemployment rate | 19.03 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune12Official |
What does a salary buy in Gennevilliers?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentTransportInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,466 |
| Rent, 60 m²€23.83/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30 | − €1,430 |
| Public transport pass€91 · official · Forfait Navigo Mois - Ile-de-France Mobilites · 2026-09-30 | − €91 |
| Utilities, 85 m²not published for this city | — |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish | €882 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gennevilliers. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Gennevilliers. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary School Count | 28 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official |
| School Count | 36 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)15Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Gennevilliers's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Safety
How safe is Gennevilliers?
Police recorded about 6,546 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)4
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,546 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)4Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gennevilliers. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 9.41 µg/m³ in 2024. Annual PM10 was 18.9 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Gennevilliers?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 9.41 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Gennevilliers 9.4
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 25.81 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 21.11 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.14Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 18.9 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.41 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.5 · Feb 8.7 · Mar 12.6 · Apr 16.1 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 25.5 · Aug 25.4 · Sep 21.5 · Oct 16.5 · Nov 11.1 · Dec 7.9 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.3 · Feb 2.1 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 6.3 · May 9.8 · Jun 13 · Jul 14.9 · Aug 14.6 · Sep 11.5 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 5.2 · Dec 2.8 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 4.9 · Feb 5.4 · Mar 8.4 · Apr 11.2 · May 14.7 · Jun 18 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20 · Sep 16.5 · Oct 12.7 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 5.4 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 46.8 · Feb 41.1 · Mar 43.9 · Apr 43.1 · May 60.5 · Jun 53.8 · Jul 56.3 · Aug 52.5 · Sep 44.6 · Oct 56.7 · Nov 53.6 · Dec 63.4 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 57 · Feb 73 · Mar 129 · Apr 170 · May 189 · Jun 203 · Jul 213 · Aug 206 · Sep 161 · Oct 111 · Nov 63 · Dec 54 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LE_BOURGET23Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 41.2% between 2013 and 2024, from 16.0 to 9.4.
Similar climate. In France: Orléans ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Saanich (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Slough (United Kingdom) ±0.7 °C, Werl (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Bexley (United Kingdom) ±0.9 °C, Westminster (United Kingdom) ±0.9 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Gennevilliers?
The published population was 50,979 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Gennevilliers (commune 92036)10
By nationality
National passport77.4%Foreign residents22.6%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 11.64 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Foreign residents | 11,530 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT117Official |
| Population density | 4,380 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte22Official |
| Population | 50,979 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Gennevilliers (commune 92036)10Official |
International community in Gennevilliers
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 50,979 | 100.0% |
| Français | 38,649.048 | 75.8% |
| Etranger | 12,329.952 | 24.2% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source13
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)16Official |
Alternatives for people set on Gennevilliers
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Chelles as a Gennevilliers alternative in the same region
22 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Rent: €18.29/m² Chelles vs €23.83/m² Gennevilliers−23%
- Unemployment: 11.0% Chelles vs 19.0% Gennevilliers−42%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,869 Chelles vs 6,546 Gennevilliers−26%
- Nearest airport: 14.0 km Chelles vs 10.0 km Gennevilliers+40%
- Annual PM2.5: 10.0 µg/m³ Chelles vs 9.4 µg/m³ Gennevilliers+6%
- Residents: 54,620 Chelles vs 50,979 Gennevilliers+7%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Chelles vs €3,317 Gennevillierssame level
La Roche-sur-Yon as a Gennevilliers alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 374 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Rent: €11.81/m² La Roche-sur-Yon vs €23.83/m² Gennevilliers−50%
- Unemployment: 12.1% La Roche-sur-Yon vs 19.0% Gennevilliers−36%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,620 La Roche-sur-Yon vs €3,317 Gennevilliers−21%
- Nearest airport: 5.0 km La Roche-sur-Yon vs 10.0 km Gennevilliers−50%
- Annual PM2.5: 7.5 µg/m³ La Roche-sur-Yon vs 9.4 µg/m³ Gennevilliers−21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,159 La Roche-sur-Yon vs 6,546 Gennevilliers−6%
- Residents: 54,849 La Roche-sur-Yon vs 50,979 Gennevilliers+8%
Cities near Gennevilliers
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gennevilliers when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideIs Gennevilliers part of Meaux?
Gennevilliers is in the published commuting zone of Meaux; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Meaux city profile
Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source6
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Gennevilliers?
The published population was 50,979 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Gennevilliers (commune 92036).
How much does it cost to rent in Gennevilliers?
Average net cold rent is about 23.83 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 1,668 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.
Is the air quality good in Gennevilliers?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Gennevilliers?
Police recorded about 6,546 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Gennevilliers?
The unemployment rate is about 19 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Gennevilliers?
The median gross salary is 3,317 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Gennevilliers a good place to live?
Gennevilliers may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Gennevilliers part of Meaux?
Gennevilliers is in the published commuting zone of Meaux; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Gennevilliers?
Paris, Asnières-sur-Seine, Bois-Colombes, Clichy, Villeneuve-la-Garenne are near Gennevilliers. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Gennevilliers?
The official citizenship distribution records 50,979 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 24). Gennevilliers, France: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 16d599cf0e6186cf93c95e93b98dccfc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/gennevilliers/ Retrieved 2026-09-24. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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