Écully grades B+ overall: better than 67% of compared French towns, and #47 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A+): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 31% 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.
Each subject compares Écully 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 Écully.
HousingCost of living D−
Homes in Écully cost more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns, with a median sale of €4,200/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Écully goes for €5,717/m², an apartment for €3,929/m². The estimated advertised rent is €16.32/m² a month, above Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²) alike. Of the homes sold, 22% were houses.
€4,200/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Écully€4,200/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,717/m²
112
Apartments
€3,929/m²
403
€16.32/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.52 to €21.28/m² a month)
11
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.69/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
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Incomes in Écully run higher than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns: a median €32,840 a year per consumption unit
Of those in the labour force, 11.1% are unemployed. Écully holds 12,850 jobs; 6,700 of its residents are in work, so 1.9 jobs each. At the census, nearly a fifth of working residents in Écully went to work by public transport.
31%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving61%
Public transport19%
On foot7%
Bicycle5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
12,850
jobs based in Écully, 1.9 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,840
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
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
HealthHealth A
Écully loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 71 per 100 expected, below Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Rhône is 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,555 deaths in Écully between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 2,033: 24% below. This Rhône town has 33 family doctors.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
33
GPs in Écully · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
0.8 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
Écully has more crime per resident than 67% of compared French towns
All told, Écully had 445 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 5.3 cases of violence against people and 20.2 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes here.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage151
Theft from vehicles101
Burglary71
Vehicle theft39
Other physical violence35
Family violence29
Sexual violence19
Theft without violence194
Fraud178
Drug use20
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
445
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 · 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Écully has 4 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Écully is Edicule Renaissance. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 5.2% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Écully: 17% are 15 to 24, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Under 15: 16% of residents. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up 54% of adults.
43.5median age
ÉcullyRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
17%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education54%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Schools
94.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the 27 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #42 of 115 in Rhône on results. At the 20 general lycées, 96% of 5,015 candidates passed the bac, 1.8 points below the expected rate.
96%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Edicule Renaissance: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir de la Greysolière: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison d'Anthouard: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aqueduc de la Brévenne (également sur commune de Tassin-la-Demi-Lune): Photo: Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0
Alexis Jandard: Міністерство молоді та спорту України, CC BY 4.0 · Gaëtan Clerc: Guigui73230, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Achille de Jouffroy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Écully’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Écully
Is Écully safe?
It grades C for safety, #64 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 71 burglaries and 151 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Écully good?
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #42 of 115 in Rhône. 84% of 314 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Martinière Duchère in 2025, 9 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Écully expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Écully grades D− for cost of living.
About Écully
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Écully is a commune of 17,944 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.
