The picture is mixed. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Lyon 9e’s overall grade, C−, puts it better than 20% of compared French towns. That places it #96 of 107 in Rhône. Safety is weaker too: an average of 10 recorded violent incidents and 25.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Where it does best is walkability: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 58% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for schools and B for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, 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 9e 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 9e.
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Lyon 9e gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 58.3% of commuters
Half of residents lived on more than €24,160 a year per consumption unit, below Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970) alike. The unemployment rate comes to 11.9%. Jobs located in Lyon 9e: 33,650, for 24,950 residents in work (1.3 each).
58%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Public transport43%
Driving37%
On foot8%
Bicycle7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
33,650
jobs based in Lyon 9e, 1.3 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,160
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
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Lyon 9e costs more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €16.02/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €4,888/m² in Lyon 9e, apartments for €3,729/m². Behind the median of €3,765/m²: 1,805 houses and apartments sold locally between July 2023 and June 2026.
€3,765/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Lyon 9e€3,765/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,888/m²
67
Apartments
€3,729/m²
1,738
€16.02/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.56 to €20.45/m² a month)
9.8
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
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Lyon 9e than in 91% of compared French towns
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage593
Theft from vehicles518
Other physical violence225
Family violence205
Burglary173
Vehicle theft147
Sexual violence130
Theft without violence885
Fraud476
Drug use292
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.
10
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,991
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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, 0.2% of the index here.
Who lives here
Lyon 9e skews young, with 16% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 48% of adults, above Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 14% of residents are 65 or older. 18% of residents are children under 15.
33.7median age
Lyon 9eRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
16%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education48%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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 9e records 86 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 3,713 residents of Lyon 9e died, against 3,647 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 2% more. For a family doctor, residents of Lyon 9e can choose among 62 GPs.
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw102
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
62
GPs in Lyon 9e · 4.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
1.4 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
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Famous people from Lyon 9e
Wikidata places 4 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Lyon 9e as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Lyon 9e
Is Lyon 9e safe?
It grades D for safety, #90 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 173 burglaries and 593 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Lyon 9e good?
They grade B, better than 57% of compared French towns and #46 of 115 in Rhône. 90% of 214 candidates passed the bac at Lycée International Jean Perrin in 2025, 6 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Lyon 9e expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,765/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. By type: houses €4,888/m² (67 sales), apartments €3,729/m² (1,738 sales).
About Lyon 9e
Arrondissement of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Lyon 9e is one of the arrondissements of Lyon, with 53,567 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.
