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A town of 42,982 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Bron grades C overall: better than 28% of compared French towns, and #92 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 9.5 recorded violent incidents and 25.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €2,985/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole de Lyon. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 41% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Bron does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Bron 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Gardens, museums and heritage in and near Bron. Best known first.
FortFort de Bronin town
MuseumInstitut Lumière3.4 km west, in Lyon 8eGardenGardenParc de Parillyin townFortFortBatterie de Lessivasin townFortFortBatterie de Parillyin townFortFortMaison forte de Bronin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bron.
41.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €24,530 a year per consumption unit. Bron has 26,400 jobs for 17,800 working residents, 1.5 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Bron below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 2,849 residents of Bron died, against 3,685 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 23% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 1,567 offenses in the graded categories in Bron in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Bron, criminal damage came up most often (2025). For 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, 0.1% of the index here.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
On this, Bron is above both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,985/m², comes from 1,238 sales of houses and apartments in Bron from July 2023 to June 2026. In Bron, houses go for €4,292/m² and apartments for €2,813/m².
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,292/m² | 203 |
| Apartments | €2,813/m² | 1,035 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
In the comparison, Bron comes above both Rhône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Bron | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 40% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For Bron, that is below both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Pablo PicassoNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 107 | 87%−4 pts |
| Lycée Jean-Paul SartreNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 503 | 92%−5 pts |
| Collège Théodore MonodBest against expectations: 14 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 123 | 96%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Bron, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Bron has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
30 notable people were born in Bron.
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The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bron | 42,982 | — | C | D | D | A |
| Lyon 8e | 85,943 | 2.1 | D | D | D | B |
| Villeurbanne | 163,684 | 2.6 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Lyon 3e | 100,679 | 2.6 | C | D− | D− | B+ |
| Chassieu | 11,208 | 2.7 | C+ | D− | D | A+ |
| Vénissieux | 65,502 | 2.7 | D | C− | D− | C+ |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 53,069 | 2.8 | D− | D | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #89 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 147 burglaries and 495 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 34% of compared French towns and #86 of 115 in Rhône. 92% of 503 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jean-Paul Sartre in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,985/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bron grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bron is a commune of 42,982 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.