Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. With a D overall, Lyon 8e is better than 10% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #103 of 107 in Rhône. Fewer journeys need a car (A+): 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 61% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 9.9 recorded violent incidents and 27 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Work and incomes lag (D): 0.9 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for schools and B for health.
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 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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 8e 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.
Monument à la gloire du service de santé militaire: Photo: JM Swift · CC0 · maison dite Villa des Frères Lumière, actuellement Fondation nationale de la photographie: Photo: Mirej · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lyon 8e.
Work & commuteJobs & income D
More commuters in Lyon 8e walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 61.1%
61%walk, cycle or take transit
Households’ median disposable income: €23,280 a year per consumption unit. Unemployment stood at 13.8%, above both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 2.6% of working residents in Lyon 8e didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport41%
Driving35%
On foot10%
Bicycle10%
Motorbike or scooter1%
34,150
jobs based in Lyon 8e, 0.9 per working resident
13.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,280
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
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
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Lyon 8e than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €15.97/m² a month
€4,038/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Homes sold for a median €4,038/m², above both Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). The split in Lyon 8e: €4,666/m² for houses, €4,002/m² for apartments. 2,674 houses and apartments changed hands in the town from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyon 8e€4,038/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,666/m²
140
Apartments
€4,002/m²
2,534
€15.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.60 to €20.23/m² a month)
10.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.85/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
For crime per resident, Lyon 8e sits above 93% of compared French towns
9.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
For 2025, the figures show 3,300 offenses in Lyon 8e.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles1,033
Criminal damage903
Other physical violence356
Burglary313
Family violence298
Vehicle theft219
Sexual violence157
Armed robbery21
Theft without violence1,957
Fraud789
Drug use564
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.
9.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
27
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
3,300
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.
Who lives here
A young town: 21% of people in Lyon 8e are 15 to 24, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
32.2median age
14% of residents are 65 or over, below both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Degrees are held by 46% of adults. The middle age in Lyon 8e is 32.2.
Lyon 8eRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B
Lyon 8e records 85 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−15%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 6,447 deaths in Lyon 8e from 2016 to 2025; there were 6,193, 4% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Lyon 8e is Hopital Prive Jean Mermoz, 0.3 mi away.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted85
Median town88
Expected100
98
GPs in Lyon 8e · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Prive Jean Mermoz
0.8 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
90.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 52 collèges within 5 km, 1.7 points above the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Lyon 8e, 91.5% passed the bac, near Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and lower than compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s schools place #67 of 115 in Rhône on results.
Lyon 8e is one of the arrondissements of Lyon, with 85,943 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
85,943 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole de Lyon
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
69388
Lyon 8e’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 8e
Is Lyon 8e safe?
It grades D for safety, #92 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 313 burglaries and 903 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lyon 8e good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #67 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 114 candidates passed the bac at Lycée La Mache in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lyon 8e expensive to live in?
By type: houses €4,666/m² (140 sales), apartments €4,002/m² (2,534 sales).
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.
