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10,030 people live in this town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It skews young: only 15% of residents are 65 or over.
With a D overall, Grigny-sur-Rhône sits #100 of 107 in Rhône. It comes out better than 14% of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for schools: bac results 3.2 points below the expected rate; brevet results 3.5 points below the expected rate. Walkability is its strong suit: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,451/m²: 70 m² comes to 6.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Métropole de Lyon.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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.
The 2 things Grigny-sur-Rhône does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Grigny-sur-Rhône 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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On the Culture ministry’s list, Grigny-sur-Rhône counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grigny-sur-Rhône.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 75% passed the bac pro, of 178 candidates at 2 lycées. The bac pass rate near Grigny-sur-Rhône is 85.9%, below both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). For exam results, it comes #110 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Émile MalfroyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 72%−11 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Aragon-PicassoNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 330 | 92%−2 pts |
| Collège Notre-Dame PrivateBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 77 | 95%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Per resident in work, Grigny-sur-Rhône counts 0.6 jobs (2,400 jobs, 4,250 workers). Of those in the labour force, 8.8% are unemployed. Also worth knowing: at the census, just over a tenth of working residents in Grigny-sur-Rhône went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
30% of adults hold a degree, below Rhône’s towns (41%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 13% of the population. Over-65s are 15% of the population.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Grigny-sur-Rhône | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Graded property crimes ran at 18.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.5 (2023–2025 average). In all, 291 offenses reached the police record in Grigny-sur-Rhône in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Grigny-sur-Rhône goes for €2,908/m², an apartment for €2,120/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.24/m² a month, lower than Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.27/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,908/m² | 127 |
| Apartments | €2,120/m² | 198 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Grigny-sur-Rhône is Château (ancien). 5.8% of homes date from before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Rhône can expect 87.1 years and a boy 81.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. From 2016 to 2025, 811 residents of Grigny-sur-Rhône died, against 762 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. There are 15 general practitioners locally.
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 adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure.
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Grigny-sur-Rhône. Best known first.
Grigny-sur-Rhône has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château (ancien): Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
2 notable people were born in Grigny-sur-Rhône.
Jean Marchat: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grigny-sur-Rhône | 10,030 | — | D | C | C | B− |
| Ternay | 5,596 | 1.3 | C+ | C− | B− | B+ |
| Givors | 21,379 | 1.4 | D | B− | D | B− |
| Millery | 4,299 | 1.7 | A− | C+ | B− | A |
| Montagny | 3,218 | 1.8 | A− | B− | B+ | A− |
| Chasse-sur-Rhône Isère | 6,588 | 2.1 | C− | C− | D− | A− |
| Sérézin-du-Rhône | 3,133 | 2.4 | B | C− | B | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #70 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 54 burglaries and 96 acts of criminal damage.
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.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Grigny-sur-Rhône grades C for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Grigny-sur-Rhône is a commune of 10,030 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.
