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A town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, home to 2,989 people.
Where it does best is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Homes change hands at a median €4,600/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Cailloux-sur-Fontaines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Cailloux-sur-Fontaines does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Cailloux-sur-Fontaines 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.
Cailloux-sur-Fontaines has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cailloux-sur-Fontaines as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Maison L'Accueil, in Albigny-sur-Saône, 2 mi away.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Cailloux-sur-Fontaines. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cailloux-sur-Fontaines.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Cailloux-sur-Fontaines has 3 family doctors. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 168 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 109, 35% fewer.
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 · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.48/m² a month, close to Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). House rents are put at about €13.84/m² a month. Houses accounted for 89% of sales, apartments for the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,817/m² | 70 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
4.5% of the labour force are out of work. Cailloux-sur-Fontaines has 700 jobs for 1,400 working residents, 0.5 per worker. Bus, tram or train carried 9.9% of working residents in Cailloux-sur-Fontaines to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 155 candidates at 2 lycées. Near Cailloux-sur-Fontaines, 94.7% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. By results, schools here place #24 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de TournesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 86%−5 pts |
| Lycée Notre-Dame de Bellegarde PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 226 | 100%+1 pt |
| Collège Maria CasarèsBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 125 | 88%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Children under 15 make up 23%, higher than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. Aged 15 to 24: one in ten residents.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.7% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 8.1% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 56% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Cailloux-sur-Fontaines is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Cailloux-sur-Fontaines.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines | 2,989 | — | — | D | — | A+ |
| Fontaines-Saint-Martin | 3,098 | 1 | — | D | — | A |
| Fontaines-sur-Saône | 6,957 | 1.6 | B | D | C+ | A |
| Sathonay-Camp | 7,019 | 1.9 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or | 2,619 | 2 | A | D | B+ | A |
| Montanay | 3,308 | 2 | A+ | D | A− | A+ |
| Albigny-sur-Saône | 3,057 | 2.1 | B+ | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Cailloux-sur-Fontaines has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 76% of compared French towns and #24 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Cailloux-sur-Fontaines grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Cailloux-sur-Fontaines is a commune of 2,989 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 November 4, 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.