Real strengths, and real weak spots. Crime runs high (D−): an average of 7.7 recorded violent incidents and 46.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At B− overall, Lyon 6e ranks #72 of 107 in Rhône. It comes out better than 45% of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Work and incomes are strong: 1.5 jobs per working resident; 8.1% unemployment. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 68% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 6e 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.
Eglise Saint-Pothin: Photo: Romainbehar · CC0 · Parc de la Tête-d'Or: Photo: Daderot · CC0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyon 6e.
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
More commuters in Lyon 6e walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 68.3%
68%walk, cycle or take transit
The median disposable income was €37,150 a year per consumption unit, above both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 4.5% of working residents in Lyon 6e at the census. Also worth knowing: the jobless rate is 8.1%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport33%
Driving26%
On foot22%
Bicycle13%
Motorbike or scooter1%
35,750
jobs based in Lyon 6e, 1.5 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€37,150
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
Safety
Lyon 6e sees more crime per resident than 99% of compared French towns
7.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
All told, Lyon 6e had 2,803 recorded offenses in 2025. The town has 35,750 jobs for 23,800 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles1,494
Criminal damage489
Burglary240
Other physical violence189
Vehicle theft164
Family violence109
Sexual violence99
Armed robbery19
Theft without violence1,611
Fraud584
Drug use130
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.
7.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
46.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,803
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−
A home in Lyon 6e sells for €5,400/m², more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
€5,400/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €17.66/m² a month, above both Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Lyon 6e recorded 1,785 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyon 6e€5,400/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€5,400/m²
1,783
€17.66/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.30 to €23.44/m² a month)
14.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.56/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
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Lyon 6e sees fewer deaths than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 146 general practitioners in Lyon 6e. In Rhône, women can expect to live 87.1 years and men 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 3,684 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 4,847: 24% below.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw76
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
146
GPs in Lyon 6e · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Croix Rousse Hospices Civils de Lyon
0.9 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Croix Rousse Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Lyon 6e hold a degree than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 72%
36.3median age
17% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 18% of the population.
Lyon 6eRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
17%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma7%
CAP or BEP7%
Baccalauréat11%
Higher education72%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 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 6e keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 21% built before 1919
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Lyon 6e has 6 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 4 inscrit, the second level. It has 1.2 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, below both Rhône’s towns (1.8) and compared French towns (2.5).
Gilbert Devèze: Pierre-Do Lo Meo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean Lagarde: AFP, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Alexandre Castro: Liondartois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anatole de Bodinat: Lionel Auzet d'Alsace, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Auguste Cadet: Bernard Delgado, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Christian Charmetant: Frantogian, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Lyon 6e
Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon 6e is one of the arrondissements of Lyon, with 49,385 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
49,385 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole de Lyon
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
1.4 sq mi (3.7 km²)
INSEE code
69386
Lyon 6e’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 6e
Is Lyon 6e safe?
It grades D− for safety, #103 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 240 burglaries and 489 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lyon 6e good?
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #61 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 150 candidates passed the bac at Lycée de la Trinité 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 6e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €5,400/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.
