Châtillon has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% 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.
Each subject compares Châtillon 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 Châtillon.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Châtillon sees fewer deaths than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
On this, Châtillon is below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 135 residents of Châtillon died, against 195 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
1
GPs in Châtillon · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
9.4 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Châtillon is better off than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €31,920 a year per consumption unit
In the comparison, Châtillon comes above both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). Unemployment stands at 5.5%. Châtillon has 500 jobs for 1,050 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
Public transport9%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
500
jobs based in Châtillon, 0.5 per working resident
5.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,920
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 64% of compared French towns
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Châtillon: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Châtillon sits above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) on this measure. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Châtillon: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in Châtillon is Château et sa chapelle.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living B−
Homes in Châtillon sell for €3,254/m² at the median, against €3,666/m² in Rhône’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,254/m², comes from 84 sales of houses and apartments in Châtillon from July 2023 to June 2026. A home here costs 7.2 years of the median income in Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.41/m² a month, below Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€3,254/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Châtillon€3,254/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,342/m²
62
€12.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.67 to €15.91/m² a month)
7.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Châtillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 21 offenses in the graded categories in Châtillon in 2025. For other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 44.1% of the index here.
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage12
Family violence9
Armed robbery0
Fraud10
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.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
44.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Châtillon
Is Châtillon safe?
Châtillon has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 4.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Châtillon good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Châtillon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Châtillon grades B− for cost of living.
About Châtillon
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Châtillon is a commune of 2,252 people in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. 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
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.
