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A town of 10,304 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Feyzin grades C− overall: better than 16% of compared French towns, and #99 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 7.9 recorded violent incidents and 24 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,018/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole de Lyon. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 20% 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 Feyzin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Feyzin 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 Feyzin as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château de la Damette, in Irigny, 1.5 mi away.
4.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Feyzin. Best known first.
MuseumMusée de l'aviation de Lyon-Corbas4.3 km southeast, in Corbas
MuseumMusée communal de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Vénissieux3.8 km northeast, in VénissieuxChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Bégudein townAttractionAttractionVilla et jardin Bagatelle2.7 km west, in IrignyChâteauChâteauChâteau d'Irigny2.9 km west, in IrignyPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Feyzin.
Feyzin sits below both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970) on this measure. Unemployment stands at 12.7%. Feyzin has 4,800 jobs for 4,300 working residents, 1.1 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 357 offenses in the graded categories in Feyzin in 2025. Of the graded crimes in Feyzin, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 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, 0.6% of the index here.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,018/m², comes from 248 sales of houses and apartments in Feyzin from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Feyzin sell for €3,333/m² and apartments for €2,395/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.83/m² a month, below Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,333/m² | 119 |
| Apartments | €2,395/m² | 129 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Feyzin, 75.8% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Frédéric MistralNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 93 | 69%−15 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Jacques BrelNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 234 | 76%−11 pts |
| Collège Marcel PagnolBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 100%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 791 residents of Feyzin died, against 926 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, Feyzin’s deaths ran at 78 per 100 expected, close to Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
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
That puts Feyzin below both Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%). 18% of residents are 65 or over.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Feyzin | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Feyzin is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Feyzin.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feyzin | 10,304 | — | C− | C− | C− | A− |
| Corbas | 11,315 | 1.9 | C | D | D | A− |
| Irigny | 9,034 | 1.9 | B | D | C+ | B+ |
| Solaize | 3,144 | 2.2 | C | D | D | A+ |
| Saint-Fons | 19,285 | 2.4 | C | C | D | A− |
| Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon | 6,186 | 2.5 | B− | C | B | C+ |
| Vénissieux | 65,502 | 2.6 | D | C− | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #87 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 140 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C−, better than 18% of compared French towns and #103 of 115 in Rhône. 76% of 234 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jacques Brel in 2025, 11 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 Feyzin grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Feyzin is a commune of 10,304 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.