Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 36,687 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Meyzieu grades C overall: better than 28% of compared French towns, and #93 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is walkability (A): 86% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 26% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The one thing Meyzieu does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Meyzieu 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.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Meyzieu as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Menhir de Montaberlet ou de Pierre-Fitte, in Décines-Charpieu, 3.1 mi away.
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Meyzieu. Best known first.
AttractionParc Olympique lyonnais1.8 km southwest, in Décines-CharpieuAttractionAttractionAbandoned car in the Forestin townChâteauChâteauChâteau de Pusignan5 km southeast, in PusignanMuseumMuseumOL Le Musée1.7 km west, in Décines-CharpieuFortFortFort de Genas4.7 km south, in GenasPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meyzieu.
Unemployment runs at 10.4%. Half of residents lived on more than €27,130 a year per consumption unit, lower than Rhône’s towns (€30,220) yet higher than compared French towns (€25,970). For its 15,650 residents in work, Meyzieu has 15,050 jobs: 1 each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.06/m² a month, about level with Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house in Meyzieu goes for €3,918/m², an apartment for €3,358/m². The town recorded 927 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,918/m² | 441 |
| Apartments | €3,358/m² | 486 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Graded property crimes ran at 22.7 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 7.5 (2023–2025 average). Over 2025, Meyzieu logged 1,078 recorded offenses. Also worth knowing: of the graded crimes here, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
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.
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, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Meyzieu’s deaths ran at 79 per 100 expected, near Rhône’s towns (76) and lower than compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,824 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,406, 15% fewer. Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Meyzieu can choose among 27 GPs.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · TownRatings makes the care-home adjustment itself; it is a model, not an official statistic.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 12% of the town. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, lower than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). 37% of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Meyzieu | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #89 of 115 in Rhône on results. The bac pass rate near Meyzieu is 92.5%, close to both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Évariste GaloisNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 153 | 88%+1 pt |
| Lycée polyvalent Charlie ChaplinNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 471 | 93%−2 pts |
| Collège Georges BrassensBest against expectations: 5 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 123 | 88%+5 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Meyzieu is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Meyzieu.
Gérard Herzhaft: JukeGH, CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyzieu | 36,687 | — | C | D | C− | A− |
| Décines-Charpieu | 29,877 | 2.1 | D | D | C− | B |
| Chassieu | 11,208 | 2.6 | C+ | D− | D | A+ |
| Jonage | 6,144 | 2.7 | B | D | C+ | A |
| Genas | 13,421 | 2.9 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Pusignan | 4,119 | 3.2 | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 53,069 | 3.9 | D− | D | D− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #83 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 202 burglaries and 295 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 31% of compared French towns and #89 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Meyzieu grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Meyzieu is a commune of 36,687 people in the Métropole de Lyon. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.