Press kit · department 69

Rhône.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Brindas	Small cities	6,718	1 / 42	108 / 1747
Lentilly	Small cities	6,541	2 / 42	303 / 1747
Pontcharra-sur-Turdine	Small cities	5,283	3 / 42	316 / 1747
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon	Small cities	6,076	4 / 42	337 / 1747
Saint-Genis-les-Ollières	Small cities	5,370	5 / 42	380 / 1747
Vaugneray	Small cities	6,198	6 / 42	406 / 1747
Ternay	Small cities	5,582	7 / 42	518 / 1747
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or	Small cities	7,405	8 / 42	520 / 1747
Caluire-et-Cuire	Mid-size cities	43,479	1 / 22	141 / 470
Grézieu-la-Varenne	Small cities	6,284	9 / 42	554 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Lyon 2e Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	29,880	22 / 22	468 / 470
Lyon 1er Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	29,040	21 / 22	464 / 470
Corbas	Small cities	11,196	42 / 42	1708 / 1747
Lyon 7e Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	87,491	20 / 22	455 / 470
Vénissieux	Mid-size cities	66,701	19 / 22	445 / 470

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vaulx-en-Velin	Mid-size cities	52,448	1 / 22	242 / 470
Décines-Charpieu	Mid-size cities	29,905	2 / 22	244 / 470
Genas	Small cities	13,446	1 / 42	965 / 1747
Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	Small cities	6,988	2 / 42	967 / 1747
Saint-Laurent-de-Mure	Small cities	5,651	3 / 42	988 / 1747
Meyzieu	Mid-size cities	36,437	3 / 22	271 / 470
Jonage	Small cities	6,109	4 / 42	1016 / 1747
Thizy-les-Bourgs	Small cities	5,794	5 / 42	1023 / 1747
Saint-Priest	Mid-size cities	49,193	4 / 22	327 / 470
Tarare	Small cities	10,881	6 / 42	1253 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Saint-Genis-Laval	Mid-size cities	21,329	22 / 22	470 / 470
Chaponost	Small cities	9,217	42 / 42	1747 / 1747
Lyon	Large cities	520,774	3 / 3	53 / 53
Brignais	Small cities	12,330	41 / 42	1746 / 1747
Lyon 9e Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	53,657	21 / 22	469 / 470

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Arbresle	Small cities	6,469	1 / 42	52 / 1747
Écully	Small cities	18,019	2 / 42	59 / 1747
Lyon 2e Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	29,880	1 / 22	41 / 470
Mulatière	Small cities	6,554	3 / 42	164 / 1747
Gleizé	Small cities	7,824	4 / 42	178 / 1747
Caluire-et-Cuire	Mid-size cities	43,479	2 / 22	66 / 470
Charbonnières-les-Bains	Small cities	5,272	5 / 42	268 / 1747
Sathonay-Camp	Small cities	7,039	6 / 42	307 / 1747
Rillieux-la-Pape	Mid-size cities	31,479	3 / 22	84 / 470
Belleville	Small cities	13,767	7 / 42	314 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vaugneray	Small cities	6,198	42 / 42	1688 / 1747
Jonage	Small cities	6,109	41 / 42	1581 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or	Small cities	6,113	40 / 42	1549 / 1747
Villeurbanne	Large cities	162,207	2 / 3	43 / 53
Ternay	Small cities	5,582	39 / 42	1383 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Arbresle	Small cities	6,469	1 / 42	288 / 1747
Thizy-les-Bourgs	Small cities	5,794	2 / 42	310 / 1747
Dardilly	Small cities	8,980	3 / 42	331 / 1747
Lentilly	Small cities	6,541	4 / 42	426 / 1747
Neuville-sur-Saône	Small cities	7,807	5 / 42	451 / 1747
Villefranche-sur-Saône	Mid-size cities	36,224	1 / 22	147 / 470
Belleville	Small cities	13,767	6 / 42	550 / 1747
Anse	Small cities	8,139	7 / 42	642 / 1747
Oullins	Mid-size cities	37,928	2 / 22	176 / 470
Vaugneray	Small cities	6,198	8 / 42	699 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Mornant	Small cities	6,261	1 / 42	12 / 1747
Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d'Or	Small cities	7,405	2 / 42	25 / 1747
Sathonay-Camp	Small cities	7,039	3 / 42	32 / 1747
Belleville	Small cities	13,767	4 / 42	50 / 1747
Vaulx-en-Velin	Mid-size cities	52,448	1 / 22	25 / 470
Villeurbanne	Large cities	162,207	1 / 3	5 / 53
Craponne	Small cities	12,170	5 / 42	181 / 1747
Mions	Small cities	13,716	6 / 42	195 / 1747
Bron	Mid-size cities	42,850	2 / 22	55 / 470
Saint-Priest	Mid-size cities	49,193	3 / 22	63 / 470

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Meyzieu	Mid-size cities	36,437	1 / 22	102 / 470
Écully	Small cities	18,019	1 / 42	441 / 1747
Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	Small cities	6,988	2 / 42	450 / 1747
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon	Small cities	6,076	3 / 42	479 / 1747
Caluire-et-Cuire	Mid-size cities	43,479	2 / 22	142 / 470
Tassin-la-Demi-Lune	Mid-size cities	22,819	3 / 22	143 / 470
Décines-Charpieu	Mid-size cities	29,905	4 / 22	150 / 470
Saint-Priest	Mid-size cities	49,193	5 / 22	152 / 470
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon	Mid-size cities	21,893	6 / 22	168 / 470
Lentilly	Small cities	6,541	4 / 42	667 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Grigny	Small cities	9,941	42 / 42	1550 / 1747
Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or	Small cities	6,113	41 / 42	1509 / 1747
Tarare	Small cities	10,881	40 / 42	1499 / 1747
Mulatière	Small cities	6,554	39 / 42	1484 / 1747
Thizy-les-Bourgs	Small cities	5,794	38 / 42	1362 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Best-managed municipalities.

Positive operating balance, controlled debt, strong investment, reasonable property tax rate

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Corbas	Small cities	11,196	1 / 42	14 / 1747
Genas	Small cities	13,446	2 / 42	15 / 1747
Dardilly	Small cities	8,980	3 / 42	29 / 1747
Charbonnières-les-Bains	Small cities	5,272	4 / 42	41 / 1747
Neuville-sur-Saône	Small cities	7,807	5 / 42	42 / 1747
Villeurbanne	Large cities	162,207	1 / 3	2 / 53
Champagne-au-Mont-d'Or	Small cities	6,124	6 / 42	70 / 1747
Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure	Small cities	6,988	7 / 42	103 / 1747
Saint-Fons	Small cities	19,549	8 / 42	112 / 1747
Chassieu	Small cities	11,214	9 / 42	115 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Sathonay-Camp	Small cities	7,039	42 / 42	1442 / 1747
Oullins	Mid-size cities	37,928	14 / 22	378 / 470
Brindas	Small cities	6,718	41 / 42	1382 / 1747
Caluire-et-Cuire	Mid-size cities	43,479	13 / 22	368 / 470
Vernaison	Small cities	5,175	40 / 42	1249 / 1747

Full national ranking: Best-managed municipalities.

08.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

Town	Size tier	Population	Rank in its tier · Department	Rank in its tier · France
Vaulx-en-Velin	Mid-size cities	52,448	1 / 22	107 / 470
Décines-Charpieu	Mid-size cities	29,905	2 / 22	155 / 470
Lyon 2e Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	29,880	3 / 22	181 / 470
Thizy-les-Bourgs	Small cities	5,794	1 / 42	725 / 1747
Lyon 9e Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	53,657	4 / 22	198 / 470
Tarare	Small cities	10,881	2 / 42	739 / 1747
Meyzieu	Mid-size cities	36,437	5 / 22	215 / 470
Givors	Mid-size cities	20,943	6 / 22	218 / 470
Lyon 1er Arrondissement	Mid-size cities	29,040	7 / 22	222 / 470
Villeurbanne	Large cities	162,207	1 / 3	27 / 53

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.