Grézieu-la-Varenne does the important things well, at a cost. Where it does best is jobs & income (A−): 0.4 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. Add health to its strengths (A−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #21 of 107 in Rhône. That leaves it better than 87% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Grézieu-la-Varenne 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Grézieu-la-Varenne’s story
Grézieu-la-Varenne in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Grézieu-la-Varenne, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
Jean-Jacques Desprez, born in 1794, is the one person born in Grézieu-la-Varenne before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grézieu-la-Varenne.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Grézieu-la-Varenne run higher than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: a median €31,320 a year per consumption unit
The unemployment rate here is 6.2%. At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Grézieu-la-Varenne didn’t travel to work at all. 15.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than Rhône’s towns (18.4%) yet higher than compared French towns (13.4%).
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
Public transport9%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter2%
1,200
jobs based in Grézieu-la-Varenne, 0.4 per working resident
6.2%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€31,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 83% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than expected: Grézieu-la-Varenne is below 79% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 637 deaths in Grézieu-la-Varenne from 2016 to 2025; there were 590, 7% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 77 per 100 expected, about level with Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). For a family doctor, residents of Grézieu-la-Varenne can choose among 4 GPs. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Grézieu-la-Varenne · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
4.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
Homes in Grézieu-la-Varenne cost more than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns, with a median sale of €3,977/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,096/m² in Grézieu-la-Varenne, apartments for €3,832/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.87/m² a month, between Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Sales locally from July 2023 to June 2026: 184 houses and apartments.
€3,977/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grézieu-la-Varenne€3,977/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,096/m²
118
Apartments
€3,832/m²
66
€13.87/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €16.92/m² a month)
8.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.71/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,500
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes des Vallons du Lyonnais (CCVL)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
1 historic monument in Grézieu-la-Varenne, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Nearly a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and higher than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Crime per resident in Grézieu-la-Varenne is lower than in 58% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Grézieu-la-Varenne, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 2025 saw 130 offenses recorded locally. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 6.1 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.7.
6.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage53
Burglary27
Family violence14
Theft from vehicles11
Other physical violence9
Sexual violence8
Vehicle theft8
Fraud48
Theft without violence17
Drug use10
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.
6.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
130
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.1%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Grézieu-la-Varenne than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 46% of adults
Young adults of 15 to 24 are one in ten residents, about level with compared French towns (11%) and below Rhône’s towns (11%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. The median resident of Grézieu-la-Varenne is 42.6 years old.
42.6median age
Grézieu-la-VarenneRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
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Famous people from Grézieu-la-Varenne
One notable person was born in Grézieu-la-Varenne.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grézieu-la-Varenne
Is Grézieu-la-Varenne safe?
It grades B for safety, #27 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 27 burglaries and 53 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Grézieu-la-Varenne good?
They grade B+, better than 72% of compared French towns and #28 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Grézieu-la-Varenne expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Grézieu-la-Varenne grades C for cost of living.
About Grézieu-la-Varenne
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grézieu-la-Varenne is a commune of 6,472 people in the Communauté de communes des Vallons du Lyonnais (CCVL). 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
Population
6,472 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes des Vallons du Lyonnais (CCVL)
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.
