Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes has a population of 15,604.
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Overall, Francheville earns a B: better than 56% of compared French towns, and #61 of 107 in Rhône. Its best grade is for walkability (A) — 91% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 27% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It is strong on jobs & income as well — 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.4% unemployment. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for schools and B for health.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Francheville does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Francheville 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 →
Francheville has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
4.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Heritage, gardens and other places to visit in and near Francheville. Best known first.
MuseumMusée des Confluences4.3 km east, in Lyon 2e
MuseumLugdunum5 km northeast, in Lyon 5e
Art galleryLa Sucrière4 km east, in Lyon 2e
GardenJardin des Curiosités4.8 km east, in Lyon 5e
AquariumAquarium de Lyon4.3 km east, in La MulatièrePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Francheville.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Francheville: €4,567/m² for houses, €3,624/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €15.11/m² a month, close to Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 33% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,567/m² | 182 |
| Apartments | €3,624/m² | 370 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Median disposable income comes to €31,870 a year per consumption unit. 27.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. At the census, 4.0% of working residents in Francheville didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Just over a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, above both Rhône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Francheville | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 18% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 52% | 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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.7% of the total, below both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
All told, Francheville had 308 recorded offenses in 2025. Violence against people averaged 5.9 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 14.1. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
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 · 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, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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. For a family doctor, residents of Francheville can choose among 5 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Francheville is Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon, 3.5 mi away.
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 figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Francheville, 94.4% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 537 candidates at 7 lycées. On school results, the town ranks #53 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Christiane BernardinNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 137 | 94%−1 pt |
| Lycée Saint-Joseph PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 168 | 100%±0 pts |
| Lycée professionnel Orsel PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateVocational lycée | Vocational lycée | 55 | 98%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Francheville has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (ruines): Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain
2 notable people were born in Francheville.
Jean-Paul Muel: Philippe Pelletier, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francheville | 15,604 | — | B | D | B | B |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 23,200 | 1.5 | B+ | D− | C+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | 21,692 | 1.5 | B+ | D | C | A |
| Craponne | 12,084 | 1.9 | A | D | B− | A+ |
| Lyon 5e | 47,777 | 2.1 | C+ | D | C− | A− |
| Chaponost | 9,382 | 2.2 | B+ | C | C | A |
| Saint-Genis-les-Ollières | 5,439 | 2.2 | A | D | A− | A+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades B for safety, #28 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 41 burglaries and 83 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #53 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.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Francheville grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Francheville is a commune of 15,604 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.