The picture is mixed. Housing is expensive (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Lyon 5e grades C+ overall, better than 41% of compared French towns, and ranks #78 of 107 in Rhône. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C−): an average of 7 recorded violent incidents and 24.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its strongest subject is walkability — 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 51% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for jobs & income.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 5e 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.
Egout romain: Photo: BELZUNCE Christian · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mur romain dit mur Cléberg: Photo: Romainbehar · CC0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyon 5e.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
51.3% of commuters in Lyon 5e go to work without a car, more than in Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
51%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 11.4%, above both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €29,330 a year per consumption unit. Per resident in work, Lyon 5e counts 0.8 jobs (16,750 jobs, 20,500 workers).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving42%
Public transport34%
On foot10%
Bicycle8%
Motorbike or scooter2%
16,750
jobs based in Lyon 5e, 0.8 per working resident
11.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,330
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
History
106 historic monuments in Lyon 5e, more per resident than 96% of compared French towns
106historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to Antiquity. Per 10,000 residents, Lyon 5e counts 22 protected monuments, above both Rhône’s towns (1.8) and compared French towns (2.5). 88 of the 106 are houses and mansions. Homes from before 1919 make up 17% of the total.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Lyon 5e costs more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.78/m² a month
€3,835/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
1,755 sales of houses and apartments in Lyon 5e, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,835/m². The split locally: €5,963/m² for houses, €3,785/m² for apartments. From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,755 homes were sold locally.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyon 5e€3,835/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,963/m²
87
Apartments
€3,785/m²
1,668
€15.78/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.26 to €20.32/m² a month)
10
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
Safety
Lyon 5e records more crime per resident than 84% of compared French towns
7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
For 2025, the figures show 1,650 offenses in Lyon 5e.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles565
Criminal damage411
Burglary221
Other physical violence156
Family violence111
Vehicle theft105
Sexual violence81
Theft without violence1,098
Fraud445
Drug use107
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.
7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,650
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · 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, 0.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Adjusted for age and care homes, Lyon 5e sees fewer deaths than 79% of compared French towns
−23%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Lyon 5e: 77 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 5,178 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 4,573, 12% fewer. Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. This Rhône town has 48 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted77
Median town88
Expected100
48
GPs in Lyon 5e · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc
1.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Lyon 5e skews young, with 18% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
38.3median age
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Among adults, 53% have a degree. Also worth knowing: 20% of residents have reached 65.
Lyon 5eRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education53%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 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
Schools
93.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the 42 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
96%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 1,485 candidates at 17 lycées. By results, schools here place #55 of 115 in Rhône. At the 31 general lycées, 96% of 6,921 candidates passed the bac, 1.8 points below the expected rate.
Lyon 5e is one of the arrondissements of Lyon, with 47,777 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
47,777 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole de Lyon
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.4 sq mi (6.2 km²)
INSEE code
69385
Lyon 5e’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 5e
Is Lyon 5e safe?
It grades C− for safety, #84 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 221 burglaries and 411 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lyon 5e good?
They grade B−, better than 53% of compared French towns and #55 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 193 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Favorite in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lyon 5e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,835/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns.
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.
