Plenty to like here, at a price. It is easy to get around without a car: 85% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Albigny-sur-Saône’s overall grade is B+, better than 70% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #43 of 107 in Rhône. School results are strong: bac results at the expected rate; brevet results 1.4 points below the expected rate. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Albigny-sur-Saône 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 Albigny-sur-Saône.
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Albigny-sur-Saône cost more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,984/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.67/m² a month, above both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Albigny-sur-Saône goes for €4,289/m², an apartment for €3,627/m². Estimated advertised rent for houses: €12.72/m² a month.
€3,984/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Albigny-sur-Saône€3,984/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,289/m²
39
Apartments
€3,627/m²
36
€15.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.50 to €19.65/m² a month)
10.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Albigny-sur-Saône gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns: 27.3% of commuters
The median disposable income was €31,060 a year per consumption unit, about level with Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and above compared French towns (€25,970). For its 1,200 residents in work, Albigny-sur-Saône has 1,000 jobs: 0.8 each. At the census, 19.5% of working residents in Albigny-sur-Saône went to work by public transport.
27%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
Public transport20%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,000
jobs based in Albigny-sur-Saône, 0.8 per working resident
10.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,060
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Bac results near Albigny-sur-Saône run high: 99.0% passed, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
93.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Albigny-sur-Saône, above both Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). For exam results, it comes #21 of 115 in Rhône.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Albigny-sur-Saône sees 81 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 588 deaths in Albigny-sur-Saône from 2016 to 2025; there were 778, 32% more. Life expectancy at birth in Rhône is 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of Albigny-sur-Saône can choose among 3 GPs.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw132
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Albigny-sur-Saône · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
6.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Croix Rousse Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Older residents shape Albigny-sur-Saône: 26% are 65 or over, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Graduates make up 39% of adults. 10% of residents are 15 to 24, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Rhône’s towns (11%). Line up the people of Albigny-sur-Saône by age and the one in the middle is 44.8.
44.8median age
Albigny-sur-SaôneRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma21%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education39%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Albigny-sur-Saône ranks above 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Violence against people ran at 5.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.3 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie recorded 54 offenses in Albigny-sur-Saône in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
5.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage17
Vehicle theft13
Family violence10
Burglary7
Theft from vehicles7
Theft without violence29
Fraud27
Drug use11
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.
5.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
54
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.7%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Albigny-sur-Saône
Is Albigny-sur-Saône safe?
It grades B− for safety, #41 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 7 burglaries and 17 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Albigny-sur-Saône good?
They grade A−, better than 78% of compared French towns and #21 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 226 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Bellegarde in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Albigny-sur-Saône expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Albigny-sur-Saône grades D for cost of living.
About Albigny-sur-Saône
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Albigny-sur-Saône is a commune of 3,057 people in the Métropole de Lyon. 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.
