Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 6,957 residents, it is a town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #64 of 107 in Rhône. It comes out better than 56% of compared French towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for schools and C+ for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Fontaines-sur-Saône does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Fontaines-sur-Saône 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 Fontaines-sur-Saône, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2017.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Fontaines-sur-Saône before 1900, the earliest Thérèse Yemeniz, in 1862.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Fontaines-sur-Saône. Best known first.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fontaines-sur-Saône.
Per resident in work, Fontaines-sur-Saône counts 0.4 jobs (1,250 jobs, 3,050 workers). At the census, 25.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Median disposable income comes to €28,630 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
7 GPs practise in Fontaines-sur-Saône. Average lifespans in Rhône: 87.1 years for women, 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 441 residents of Fontaines-sur-Saône died, against 577 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 24% 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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Fontaines-sur-Saône, houses go for €4,930/m² and apartments for €3,192/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.43/m² a month, near Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 14% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,930/m² | 40 |
| Apartments | €3,192/m² | 249 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Of the graded crimes in Fontaines-sur-Saône, criminal damage came up most often (2025). In all, 152 offenses reached the police record in the town in 2025. Graded property crimes ran at 17.8 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 6.2 (2023–2025 average).
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.2% of the total, below both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Fontaines-sur-Saône, 88.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Schools rank #42 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de TournesNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 146 | 86%−5 pts |
| Lycée Saint-Charles PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 57 | 98%±0 pts |
| Collège Maria CasarèsBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 125 | 88%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by just over two in five adults. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with compared French towns (22%) and above Rhône’s towns (19%). Ages in Fontaines-sur-Saône split evenly at 41.1: half are older, half younger.
55% women, 45% men
About 83 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Fontaines-sur-Saône | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Fontaines-sur-Saône has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Fontaines-sur-Saône.
Jean Beauverie: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Louis Charrat: Briqueloup, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontaines-sur-Saône | 6,957 | — | B | D | C+ | A |
| Fontaines-Saint-Martin | 3,098 | 0.9 | — | D | — | A |
| Sathonay-Camp | 7,019 | 0.9 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
| Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or | 4,669 | 0.9 | B | D | C | A |
| Cailloux-sur-Fontaines | 2,989 | 1.6 | — | D | — | A+ |
| Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or | 2,619 | 1.7 | A | D | B+ | A |
| Saint-Cyr-au-Mont-d'Or | 6,327 | 2 | B | D− | C+ | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #56 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 64 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 58% of compared French towns and #42 of 115 in Rhône. 98% of 57 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Saint-Charles in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Fontaines-sur-Saône grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Fontaines-sur-Saône is a commune of 6,957 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 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.