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Some 6,534 people live in this town, in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
La Mulatière’s grades pull in different directions. Crime runs high: an average of 6.5 recorded violent incidents and 32.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. On health it is strong (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. At the median price of €2,925/m², a 70 m² home costs 7.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole de Lyon. It also does well on walkability (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 38% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, ranking #89 of 107 in Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than 28% of compared French towns. Jobs & income is weaker too: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 12.7% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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 one thing La Mulatière does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares La Mulatière 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’s list holds 1 historic monument in La Mulatière; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 2004.
Wikidata records 2 people born in La Mulatière before 1900, the earliest Gilbert Rougier, in 1886.
Heritage, museums and gardens in and near La Mulatière. Best known first.
AquariumAquarium de Lyonin town
MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon4.6 km north, in Lyon 1er
AttractionPrimatiale Saint-Jean de Lyon3.9 km north, in Lyon 5e
MuseumMusée des Confluences800 m northeast, in Lyon 2e
MuseumLugdunum3.7 km north, in Lyon 5e
MuseumGadagne4.2 km north, in Lyon 5ePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Mulatière.
12.7% of the labour force were unemployed, above Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €25,710 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 27.4% of working residents in La Mulatière went to work by public transport.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Among the graded crimes in La Mulatière, the most frequent was theft from vehicles (2025). In all, 298 offenses reached the police record here 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 · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.6% 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.
433 deaths in La Mulatière between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 626: 31% below. Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. For a family doctor, residents of La Mulatière can choose among 6 GPs.
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 adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.75/m² a month, close to Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 5% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in La Mulatière from July 2023 to June 2026: 244 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Apartments | €2,890/m² | 232 |
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 protected list starts in the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.9% of the total, below Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 85% passed the bac pro, of 1,662 candidates at 19 lycées. The bac pass rate near La Mulatière is 93.7%, in line with Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #52 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les Chassagnes PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 96%+1 pt |
| Lycée des Chassagnes PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 59 | 100%+2 pts |
| Collège Marcel PagnolBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 100%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The median resident of La Mulatière is 41.9 years old. Children under 15 make up 18%, lower than Rhône’s towns (19%) and near compared French towns (17%). Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| La Mulatière | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
La Mulatière has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Domaine de Bellerive: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
4 notable people were born in La Mulatière.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Mulatière | 6,534 | — | C | C− | D | A |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 38,168 | 1.1 | C+ | D | C | B+ |
| Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon | 21,692 | 1.1 | B+ | D | C | A |
| Lyon 7e | 88,326 | 1.8 | C | D− | D− | B+ |
| Lyon 2e | 29,981 | 1.8 | C+ | D− | D− | A− |
| Lyon 5e | 47,777 | 2 | C+ | D | C− | A− |
| Francheville | 15,604 | 2.4 | B | D | B | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #94 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 29 burglaries and 63 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns and #52 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 59 candidates passed the bac at Lycée des Chassagnes in 2025, 2 points above 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 La Mulatière grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
La Mulatière is a commune of 6,534 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 November 4, 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.