Givors grades D overall: better than 9% of compared French towns, and #104 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is safety (D): an average of 12.6 recorded violent incidents and 25.8 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 €2,098/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole de Lyon. Its strongest is walkability (A): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 21% 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 Givors 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 Givors.
Safety
Crime per resident in Givors runs higher than in 94% of compared French towns
Among the graded crimes in Givors, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). Police and gendarmerie recorded 821 offenses in the town in 2025.
12.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage283
Theft from vehicles129
Other physical violence116
Family violence102
Vehicle theft82
Burglary64
Sexual violence45
Drug use303
Theft without violence199
Fraud154
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.
12.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
821
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
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SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
79.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the five collèges within 5 km, 3.5 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Givors, 85.9% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #110 of 115 in Rhône.
92%passed the bac (general and technological)DSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More people in Givors are out of work than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 18.5%
Half of residents lived on more than €20,320 a year per consumption unit, below both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). For its 7,550 residents in work, Givors has 7,200 jobs: 1 each. Also worth knowing: at the census, 14.0% of working residents in Givors went to work by public transport.
21%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport14%
On foot5%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
7,200
jobs based in Givors, 1 per working resident
18.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 89% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Givors hold a degree than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 19%
Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. 13% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Rhône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%). Children are just over a fifth of the town.
37.6median age
GivorsRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Givors: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 6.8% of the total, in line with 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
HealthHealth B−
Givors records 87 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
2,015 deaths in Givors between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,928: 5% above. Average lifespans in Rhône: 87.1 years for women, 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. There are 17 general practitioners locally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw105
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Givors · 5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montgelas
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Montgelas
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
The estimated advertised rent in Givors is €12.03/m² a month, against €14.83/m² in Rhône’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Givors sell for €1,761/m², houses for €2,796/m². 435 sales of houses and apartments in the town, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,098/m². The sales split: 37% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,098/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Givors€2,098/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,796/m²
160
Apartments
€1,761/m²
275
€12.03/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.32 to €15.52/m² a month)
5.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.58/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Ancien canal de Givors (également sur communes de Saint-Romain-en-Gier (Rhône) , Tartaras et Rive-de-Gier (Loire) ): Photo: Georgespitiot · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Givors
Is Givors safe?
It grades D for safety, #94 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 64 burglaries and 283 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Givors good?
They grade D, better than 10% of compared French towns and #110 of 115 in Rhône. 92% of 330 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Aragon-Picasso 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.
Is Givors expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,098/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Givors grades B− for cost of living.
About Givors
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Givors is a commune of 21,379 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.
