Chaponost grades B+ overall: better than 67% of compared French towns, and #46 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1 job per working resident; 6.8% 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 Chaponost 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Brignais, Lyon, Sainte-Foy-lè… · Photo: Arnaud Fafournoux · CC BY-SA 3.0
Chaponost’s story
Chaponost in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Chaponost counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from Antiquity; the first monument here was protected in 1900.
1900First protected: Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (égale…
1991Most recently protected: Vestiges de l'aqueduc dit de la Gagère
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chaponost.
HealthHealth A
Chaponost loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 70 per 100 expected, below 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. From 2016 to 2025, 641 residents of Chaponost died, against 842 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% fewer. There are 6 general practitioners locally.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Chaponost · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
2.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Sainte Foy les Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Chaponost is better off than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €34,700 a year per consumption unit
19.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The jobless rate is 6.8%. For its 4,000 residents in work, Chaponost has 4,200 jobs: 1 each.
20%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
Public transport11%
Bicycle6%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
4,200
jobs based in Chaponost, 1 per working resident
6.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€34,700
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 79% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
A home in Chaponost sells for €4,271/m², more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,295/m² in Chaponost, apartments for €4,130/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.65/m² a month, about level with Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The town recorded 283 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€4,271/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Chaponost€4,271/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,295/m²
172
Apartments
€4,130/m²
111
€14.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.74 to €18.29/m² a month)
9.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.19/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 Chaponost is higher than in 67% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 5.8 violent offenses and 19.7 graded property crimes a year. All told, Chaponost had 267 recorded offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was theft from vehicles (2025).
5.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles70
Criminal damage68
Burglary46
Vehicle theft30
Other physical violence28
Family violence16
Sexual violence9
Fraud88
Theft without violence52
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.
5.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
267
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
92.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the 12 collèges within 5 km, a point below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
For exam results, it comes #82 of 115 in Rhône. At the four general lycées, 95% of 1,132 candidates passed the bac, 2.6 points below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Chaponost: 3 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total, higher than both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Chaponost is Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Brignais, Lyon, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, Mornant, Soucieu-en-Jarrest). On the Culture ministry’s list, Chaponost counts 3 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 2 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Chaponost is a graduates’ town: 53% hold a degree, more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
The under-15s are 20% of the population here. The age that splits Chaponost in two is 44. People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above Rhône’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (22%).
44median age
ChaponostRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Chaponost
Is Chaponost safe?
It grades C for safety, #64 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 46 burglaries and 68 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Chaponost good?
They grade C+, better than 36% of compared French towns and #82 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 Chaponost expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Chaponost grades C for cost of living.
About Chaponost
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Chaponost is a commune of 9,382 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
9,382 (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.
