Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 2,874 people live in this town, in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
The data are hard on it. Its weakest subject is safety: an average of 35.4 recorded violent incidents and 56.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Work and incomes are strong: 4.2 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €3,411/m² costs 7.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes de l'Est Lyonnais (CCEL). Overall, that makes a D, good for #105 of 107 in Rhône. That leaves it better than 7% of compared French towns. Schools are weaker too — brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Colombier-Saugnieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Colombier-Saugnieu 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Colombier-Saugnieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruine romaine dite La Sarrazinière, in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, 5.6 mi away.
14% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Colombier-Saugnieu.
On the Safety Grade, Colombier-Saugnieu ranks 105th of the 107 compared towns in Rhône. Its tally for 2025: 299 recorded offenses. It has 5,800 jobs for 1,400 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work. Of the graded crimes here, theft from vehicles came up most often (2025).
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 · 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, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #114 of 115 in Rhône. For collège, the closest is 2.9 mi away. No general lycée lies within 5 km; the nearest is 3.8 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Martin Luther KingNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 77%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
19% are under 15, close to Rhône’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. The share aged 15 to 24 is 12%.
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Colombier-Saugnieu | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 31% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
6.3% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €30,070 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 1.8% of working residents in Colombier-Saugnieu didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.03/m² a month, close to Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 87% of what sold. A house rents for an estimated €12.69/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,253/m² | 62 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Colombier-Saugnieu has 6 family doctors. The nearest emergency department to Colombier-Saugnieu is Antenne Smur Bron Hospices Civils de Lyon, 8.6 mi away. 141 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 152: 8% below. Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
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 care-home step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Nothing in Colombier-Saugnieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Colombier-Saugnieu yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombier-Saugnieu | 2,874 | — | D | C | D− | C+ |
| Satolas-et-Bonce Isère | 2,532 | 2.1 | — | D | — | D |
| Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère | 10,547 | 2.7 | D | C− | C+ | B− |
| Pusignan | 4,119 | 3.8 | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Tignieu-Jameyzieu Isère | 8,031 | 3.8 | C− | D | B− | B− |
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure | 5,791 | 3.9 | B | C− | C | A |
| Pont-de-Chéruy Isère | 6,302 | 3.9 | D | C | C− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #105 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 65 acts of criminal damage.
They grade D, better than 8% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Colombier-Saugnieu grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Colombier-Saugnieu is a commune of 2,874 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est Lyonnais (CCEL). 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.