Brignais grades B overall: better than 62% of compared French towns, and #54 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is schools (C): bac results 5.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 1.3 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,963/m², a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Garon (CCVG). Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.7 jobs per working resident; 7.6% unemployment.
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 Brignais 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 Brignais.
HealthHealth A+
Allowing for age and care homes, Brignais sees fewer deaths than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 65 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Brignais sits below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88) on this measure. From 2016 to 2025, 881 residents of Brignais died, against 1,212 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw73
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
16
GPs in Brignais · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
3.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
On foot, Brignais works better than 87% of compared French towns
19.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €30,270 a year per consumption unit.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport11%
On foot6%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
9,500
jobs based in Brignais, 1.7 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,270
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 87% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Brignais gets a C for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,963/m², close to Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). In Brignais, houses go for €4,153/m² and apartments for €3,750/m².
€3,963/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Brignais€3,963/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,153/m²
152
Apartments
€3,750/m²
183
€14.83/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.24 to €17.97/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.03/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€32,640
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Garon (CCVG)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Brignais runs higher than in 73% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 382 offenses in the graded categories in Brignais in 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 19.5 (2023–2025 average). With 9,500 jobs for 5,600 working residents, Brignais draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
7.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles82
Criminal damage74
Burglary69
Family violence46
Vehicle theft44
Other physical violence41
Sexual violence26
Armed robbery0
Fraud127
Theft without violence71
Drug use36
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.
7.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
382
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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
History
4 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 4 historic monuments in Brignais: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 3 inscrit (the second level). 4.5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
maison de Mijolla: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison de La Jamayère: Photo: Brubru · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont (vieux): Photo: Brubru · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Lyon, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Soucieu-en-Jarrest, Chaponost, Mornant): Photo: MOSSOT · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Brignais
Is Brignais safe?
It grades C for safety, #73 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 69 burglaries and 74 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Brignais good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns and #95 of 115 in Rhône. 94% of 477 candidates passed the bac at Lycée René Descartes in 2025, 4 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Brignais expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.83/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Brignais grades C for cost of living.
About Brignais
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Brignais is a commune of 12,503 people in the Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Garon (CCVG). 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
12,503 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Vallée du Garon (CCVG)
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.
