Beauvallon grades A− overall: better than 84% of compared French towns, and #25 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is schools (C+): bac results 3 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.3 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,386/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO). Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Beauvallon 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 Beauvallon.
HealthHealth A
Fewer deaths than Beauvallon’s ages would predict, 68 per 100 expected, under Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Rhône can expect 87.1 years and a boy 81.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 258 deaths in Beauvallon from 2016 to 2025; there were 176, 32% fewer. 5 GPs practise in the town.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw68
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Beauvallon · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montgelas
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Montgelas
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A town of families: 21% of people in Beauvallon are under 15, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. The 15-to-24 age group: 8.9%, below both Rhône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 43% have a degree.
41median age
BeauvallonRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
9%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat20%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Beauvallon than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 87.9%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 72% of 86 candidates passed the bac pro. The brevet pass rate near Beauvallon is 94.1%, above Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%) alike. School results put the town #81 of 115 in Rhône.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living B
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Beauvallon than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.19/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Of the homes sold, 89% were houses. House rents are put at about €10.74/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 100 homes in Beauvallon.
€3,386/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Beauvallon€3,386/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,429/m²
89
€11.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.16 to €15.33/m² a month)
7.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.74/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Beauvallon ranks below 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The 2025 count: 99 offenses in Beauvallon. Graded property crimes ran at 17.1 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 3.3 (2023–2025 average). The commonest graded crime in the town was burglary (2025).
3.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary31
Vehicle theft29
Criminal damage16
Theft from vehicles14
Family violence9
Fraud26
Theft without violence11
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.
3.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
99
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
7.9%
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 · For other physical violence, sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 7.9% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Beauvallon has lower unemployment than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 3.7%
Median disposable income comes to €31,360 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Beauvallon counts 0.4 jobs (750 jobs, 2,100 workers). 8.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
Public transport6%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
750
jobs based in Beauvallon, 0.4 per working resident
3.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,360
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Beauvallon
Is Beauvallon safe?
It grades B for safety, #31 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 31 burglaries and 16 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Beauvallon good?
They grade C+, better than 37% of compared French towns and #81 of 115 in Rhône. 92% of 330 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Aragon-Picasso in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Beauvallon expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,386/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Beauvallon grades B for cost of living.
About Beauvallon
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Beauvallon is a commune of 4,260 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO). 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
Population
4,260 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO)
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.
