Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,750 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Limas grades B+ overall: better than 69% of compared French towns, and #45 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 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 29% 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.
The one thing Limas does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Limas 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 Limas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Limas. Best known first.
AttractionChemin de fer touristique d'Anse3.2 km southeast, in Anse
MuseumMusée Paul-Dini de Villefranche-sur-Saône2 km northeast, in Villefranche-sur-SaôneChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Fontaine2.8 km south, in AnseAttractionAttractionChâteau de Saint-Bernard4 km southeast, in Saint-BernardChâteauChâteauChâteau de Vaurenard2.2 km northwest, in GleizéPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limas.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In the comparison, Limas comes below both Rhône’s towns (76) and compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 294 residents of Limas died, against 412 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% 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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,099/m², comes from 167 sales of houses and apartments in Limas from July 2023 to June 2026. In Limas, houses go for €3,697/m² and apartments for €2,365/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.10/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 | €3,697/m² | 102 |
| Apartments | €2,365/m² | 65 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
15.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, close to both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Limas has 2,800 jobs for 1,950 working residents, 1.5 per worker. The median disposable income is €28,140 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Police and gendarmerie recorded 106 offenses in the graded categories in Limas in 2025. Violence against people ran at 5.1 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 22.3 (2023–2025 average). For sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.8% of the index here.
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
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.6% of candidates passed the bac at the lycées within 5 km of Limas, above both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Maurice UtrilloNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 119 | 85%−5 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Claude BernardNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 290 | 94%−2 pts |
| 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Limas, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
For Limas, that is above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 36% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Limas | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Limas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Manoir du Martelet: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Limas.
Pierre Coquet: Boris Geenen, CC BY-SA 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limas | 4,750 | — | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Villefranche-sur-Saône | 36,172 | 1.1 | C | C− | D | B |
| Gleizé | 8,035 | 1.3 | B+ | C− | C | A |
| Pommiers | 2,618 | 1.5 | — | C+ | — | A |
| Anse | 8,206 | 2.6 | C+ | C+ | C | C+ |
| Arnas | 4,601 | 2.6 | C+ | C− | C+ | D |
| Porte des Pierres Dorées | 4,185 | 2.6 | A | B | A+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #73 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 38 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B+, better than 70% of compared French towns and #33 of 115 in Rhône. 94% of 290 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Claude Bernard 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 higher than in most compared French towns, so Limas grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Limas is a commune of 4,750 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.
