Strong in places, weak in others. Crime is the sore point (D−): an average of 20 recorded violent incidents and 85.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It does especially well on jobs & income — 2.7 jobs per working resident; 10.3% unemployment. Walkability is a strength too: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 73% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. At €5,200/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 13.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole de Lyon. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of #76 of 107 in Rhône. Nationally, it does better than 42% of compared French towns.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · 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.
Each subject compares Lyon 2e 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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyon 2e.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Lyon 2e than in 100% of compared French towns
Lyon 2e comes 105th of the 107 compared towns in Rhône on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie recorded 3,563 offenses in the town in 2025. Jobs outnumber working residents in Lyon 2e (38,250 to 14,350): it draws people in from around.
20recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles2,032
Criminal damage594
Other physical violence374
Burglary180
Sexual violence135
Vehicle theft117
Family violence109
Armed robbery22
Theft without violence3,732
Drug use702
Fraud390
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.
20
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
85.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3,563
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Lyon 2e is easier to get around on foot than 100% of compared French towns
The median disposable income is €32,210 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 10.3%, above Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). 5.4% of Lyon 2e’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
73%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport43%
Driving21%
On foot18%
Bicycle12%
Motorbike or scooter1%
38,250
jobs based in Lyon 2e, 2.7 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,210
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
Renting in Lyon 2e costs more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €17.61/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €5,200/m²: 1,265 houses and apartments sold in Lyon 2e between July 2023 and June 2026. From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,265 homes were sold in the town. House rents are put at about €14.63/m² a month.
€5,200/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyon 2e€5,200/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€5,199/m²
1,262
€17.61/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.93 to €23.98/m² a month)
13.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Lyon 2e keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Lyon 2e counts 63 historic monuments: 7 classé at the top level of protection and 56 inscrit at the second. For its size, Lyon 2e has 21 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 14th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 52 of 63.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Lyon 2e skews young, with 24% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
65% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 13%, lower than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents.
31.3median age
Lyon 2eRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma9%
CAP or BEP9%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education65%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Lyon 2e sees fewer deaths than 82% of compared French towns
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. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Lyon 2e records 75 deaths per 100 expected. From 2016 to 2025, 1,725 residents of Lyon 2e died, against 2,127 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer.
−25%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw81
Adjusted75
Median town88
Expected100
58
GPs in Lyon 2e · 7.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc
0.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
92.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the 62 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #54 of 115 in Rhône on results. At the 40 general lycées, 95% of 9,060 candidates passed the bac, 1.8 points below the expected rate.
95%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Louis Tissier: Unknown 1912, Public domain · Pierrette Dupoyet: Dupoyet Pierrette, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Édouard Tenet: Agence Rol, Public domain · Colette Goeuriot: Archives électorales du CEVIPOF Sciences Po, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Richard: Agence de presse Mondial Photo-Presse, Public domain
Lyon 2e’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lyon 2e
Is Lyon 2e safe?
It grades D− for safety, #105 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 180 burglaries and 594 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lyon 2e good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #54 of 115 in Rhône. 93% of 175 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Juliette Récamier 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.
Is Lyon 2e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,200/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lyon 2e grades D− for cost of living.
About Lyon 2e
Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon 2e is one of the arrondissements of Lyon, with 29,981 people. TownRatings compares Paris, Lyon and Marseille by arrondissement: each has its own mayor and its own statistics.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
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.
