Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,035 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Gleizé grades B+ overall: better than 70% of compared French towns, and #40 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is health (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 34% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
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 Gleizé 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 Gleizé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2007.
Wikidata records 2 people born in Gleizé before 1900, the earliest Claude Tircuy de Corcelle, in 1768.
Heritage, museums and family days out in and near Gleizé. Best known first.
MuseumMusée Paul-Dini de Villefranche-sur-Saône1.6 km east, in Villefranche-sur-SaôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Chervingesin townChâteauChâteauChâteau du Sou4.9 km west, in LacenasChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fontaine4.9 km south, in AnseMuseumMuseumMusée des conscrits de Villefranche-sur-Saône1.6 km east, in Villefranche-sur-SaônePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gleizé.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
That puts Gleizé below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 572 residents of Gleizé died, against 779 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 27% fewer. 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
At the census, 20.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €26,470 a year per consumption unit. Gleizé has 4,300 jobs for 3,150 working residents, 1.4 per worker.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €2,507/m², comes from 263 sales of houses and apartments in Gleizé from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses in Gleizé sell for €3,104/m² and apartments for €2,103/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €12.90/m² a month, below Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,104/m² | 128 |
| Apartments | €2,103/m² | 135 |
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 Gleizé, 96.6% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Notre-Dame de Mongré PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 263 | 99%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Louis ArmandNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 404 | 98%+1 pt |
| Collège Jean MoulinBest against expectations: 9 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 69 | 90%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 223 offenses in the graded categories in Gleizé in 2025.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Gleizé, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 24% are 65 or over, against 11% and 19% in the median compared commune of Rhône. 34% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Rhône 41%, France 30%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Gleizé | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 34% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Gleizé has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
9 notable people were born in Gleizé.
Rudy Molard: FGphotographic, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Claude Tircuy de Corcelle: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Noémie Carage: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gleizé | 8,035 | — | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 36,172 | 1.1 | C | C− | D | B |
| Limas | 4,750 | 1.3 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Arnas | 4,601 | 1.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
| Pommiers | 2,618 | 2.6 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 4,185 | 2.9 | A | B | A+ | A |
| Jassans-Riottier Ain | 6,247 | 3 | B− | D | B− | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #67 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 56 burglaries and 65 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 71% of compared French towns and #31 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 98% of 404 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Louis Armand in 2025, a point above 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 Gleizé grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Gleizé is a commune of 8,035 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Villefranche Beaujolais Saône. 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.