Craponne grades A overall: better than 86% of compared French towns, and #23 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 35% 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. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Craponne 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 Craponne.
HealthHealth A+
Mortality in Craponne, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: 65 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
14 GPs practise in Craponne. In Rhône, life expectancy at birth reaches 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. 770 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,141: 33% below.
−35%deaths against expected, after care homesA+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw67
Adjusted65
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Craponne · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Getting about on foot is easier in Craponne than in 95% of compared French towns
24.5% 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%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €30,850 a year. Jobs located in Craponne: 4,700, for 5,450 residents in work (0.9 each). Unemployment stands at 7.1%.
25%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving69%
Public transport17%
On foot4%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
4,700
jobs based in Craponne, 0.9 per working resident
7.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,850
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 95% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
A home in Craponne sells for €4,074/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.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.67/m² a month, near Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €4,349/m² in Craponne, apartments for €3,959/m². Sales here from July 2023 to June 2026: 389 houses and apartments.
€4,074/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Craponne€4,074/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,349/m²
154
Apartments
€3,959/m²
235
€14.67/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.03 to €17.89/m² a month)
10.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.36/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
93.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the eight collèges within 5 km, 0.7 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Craponne, 98.0% passed the bac, above both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #30 of 115 in Rhône.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Craponne, the oldest from Antiquity
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from Antiquity. 5.4% of its homes were built before 1919, below Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Craponne has less crime per resident than 54% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 6.4 violent offenses and 14.2 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. 294 offenses were reported in Craponne during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
6.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage73
Theft from vehicles56
Burglary55
Family violence48
Other physical violence34
Sexual violence14
Vehicle theft14
Fraud122
Theft without violence94
Drug use61
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.
6.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
294
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Rhône’s towns (19%) and close to compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 44% of adults.
44.1median age
CraponneRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education44%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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 Craponne
Is Craponne safe?
It grades B− for safety, #34 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 55 burglaries and 73 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Craponne good?
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #30 of 115 in Rhône. 100% of 168 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Joseph in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Craponne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Craponne grades D for cost of living.
About Craponne
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Craponne is a commune of 12,084 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
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.
