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A town of 29,877 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Décines-Charpieu grades D overall: better than 10% of compared French towns, and #102 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 30% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Décines-Charpieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Décines-Charpieu 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Décines-Charpieu: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Décines-Charpieu. Best known first.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnaisin town
FortFort de Bron4.9 km southwest, in BronMuseumMuseumOL Le Muséein townAttractionAttractionMini World Lyon2.8 km west, in Vaulx-en-VelinMuseumMuseumÉbulliScience2.7 km northwest, in Vaulx-en-VelinFortFortBatterie de Lessivas4.3 km southwest, in BronPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Décines-Charpieu.
Unemployment stood at 13.0%, above both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €24,770 a year per consumption unit. Also worth knowing: jobs based in Décines-Charpieu number 11,150, against 12,600 residents in work (0.9 per worker).
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.
The split in Décines-Charpieu: €3,948/m² for houses, €3,084/m² for apartments. The estimated advertised rent is €15.34/m² a month, near Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were just over a quarter of what sold.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,948/m² | 209 |
| Apartments | €3,084/m² | 599 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 9.2 violent offenses and 20.6 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. For 2025, the figures show 911 offenses in Décines-Charpieu. The commonest graded crime here was criminal damage (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 · 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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Décines-Charpieu, 85.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #98 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jeanne d'Arc PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 108 | 97%+4 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Charlie ChaplinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 471 | 93%−2 pts |
| Collège LamartineBest against expectations: 14 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 104 | 87%+14 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
31% of adults hold a degree, lower than Rhône’s towns (41%) and near compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Décines-Charpieu | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Décines-Charpieu is Menhir de Montaberlet ou de Pierre-Fitte. 1.1% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 22 general practitioners in Décines-Charpieu. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 2,373 residents of Décines-Charpieu died, against 2,435 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% 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 care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Décines-Charpieu has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Menhir de Montaberlet ou de Pierre-Fitte: Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 3.0
20 notable people were born in Décines-Charpieu.
Abdelkader Ghezzal: SkyPiercer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Rachid Ghezzal: Beşiktaş JK, CC BY 2.0 · Pomme: EddyLlrg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thierry Hupond: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christophe Durand: Gaël Marziou from Grenoble, France, CC BY 2.0 · Guy Fischer: Fischon69, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Décines-Charpieu | 29,877 | — | D | D | C− | B |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 53,069 | 1.9 | D− | D | D− | C |
| Chassieu | 11,208 | 1.9 | C+ | D− | D | A+ |
| Meyzieu | 36,687 | 2.1 | C | D | C− | A− |
| Bron | 42,982 | 3.1 | C | D | D | A |
| Genas | 13,421 | 3.4 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Villeurbanne | 163,684 | 3.6 | C− | D | D | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #80 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 88 burglaries and 274 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 24% of compared French towns and #98 of 115 in Rhône. 93% of 471 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Charlie Chaplin in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Décines-Charpieu grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Décines-Charpieu is a commune of 29,877 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 October 30, 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.