Lyon 3e’s grades pull in different directions. Crime runs high: an average of 11 recorded violent incidents and 34.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. With a C overall, Lyon 3e sits #85 of 107 in Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than 35% of compared French towns. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 70% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Households here earn well: 1.7 jobs per working resident; 10.5% unemployment. At the median price of €4,545/m², a 70 m² home costs 11.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole de Lyon.
Figures: 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.
Each subject compares Lyon 3e 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.
Grand Temple protestant: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · bourse du travail: Photo: Nouill · CC BY-SA 3.0 · demeure dite villa Marius Berliet: Photo: Sebleouf · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyon 3e.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
69.5% of commuters in Lyon 3e go to work without a car, more than in Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
70%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 10.5%, above Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and close to compared French towns (10.1%). Median disposable income comes to €30,190 a year per consumption unit. No commute at all: 4.0% of working residents in Lyon 3e at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport38%
Driving25%
On foot17%
Bicycle15%
Motorbike or scooter1%
88,850
jobs based in Lyon 3e, 1.7 per working resident
10.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,190
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 almost every compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Lyon 3e sees more crime per resident than 98% of compared French towns
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Police and gendarmerie recorded 4,937 offenses in Lyon 3e in 2025. With 88,850 jobs for 50,950 working residents, Lyon 3e draws people in from neighbouring communes.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles1,921
Criminal damage1,086
Other physical violence632
Burglary420
Vehicle theft318
Sexual violence271
Family violence252
Armed robbery37
Theft without violence5,354
Drug use1,201
Fraud1,138
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.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
34.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,937
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.
HousingCost of living D−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Lyon 3e than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €16.40/m² a month
€4,545/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €4,545/m²: 3,905 houses and apartments sold in Lyon 3e between July 2023 and June 2026. The split here: €5,946/m² for houses, €4,522/m² for apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyon 3e€4,545/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,946/m²
135
Apartments
€4,522/m²
3,770
€16.40/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.82 to €20.98/m² a month)
11.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.89/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
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Lyon 3e: 19% are 15 to 24, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
33.1median age
14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 63% have a degree. Half the people of Lyon 3e are older than 33.1.
Lyon 3eRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma10%
CAP or BEP10%
Baccalauréat13%
Higher education63%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 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
History
Lyon 3e: 6 historic monuments, 1 classé
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century. Among the classé monuments in Lyon 3e is Grand Temple protestant. This Rhône town has 0.6 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, lower than both Rhône’s towns (1.8) and compared French towns (2.5).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B+
Lyon 3e records 81 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 89 general practitioners in Lyon 3e. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. France’s death rates at each age would predict 6,927 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 6,238, 10% fewer.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw90
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
89
GPs in Lyon 3e · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Edouard Herriot Hospices Civils de Lyon
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Prive Natecia
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Bruno Grua: Communicatio15, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Baptiste Mathon: Agence de presse Meurisse, Public domain · Louis Pradel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Patrice Abbou: VL-Media, CC BY 3.0 · Chantal Pelletier: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Lyon 3e
Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon 3e is one of the arrondissements of Lyon, with 100,679 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
Population
100,679 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole de Lyon
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.5 sq mi (6.4 km²)
INSEE code
69383
Lyon 3e’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 3e
Is Lyon 3e safe?
It grades D− for safety, #101 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 420 burglaries and 1,086 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lyon 3e good?
They grade B−, better than 49% of compared French towns and #64 of 115 in Rhône. 90% of 203 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Lacassagne in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lyon 3e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €4,545/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Lyon 3e grades D− for cost of living.
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.
