Mornant grades A overall: better than 87% of compared French towns, and #20 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is cost of living (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.5 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.1 jobs per working resident; 6.3% unemployment.
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 Mornant 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 Mornant.
History
More protected monuments for its size in Mornant than in Rhône or compared French towns: 11 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
That puts Mornant above both Rhône’s towns (1.8) and compared French towns (2.5). The Culture ministry lists 7 historic monuments in Mornant, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 13% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Mornant has lower unemployment than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 6.3%
On this, Mornant is below both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €30,490 a year per consumption unit.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport6%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
3,050
jobs based in Mornant, 1.1 per working resident
6.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,490
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Mornant’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 74% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 541 residents of Mornant died, against 581 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, Mornant’s deaths ran at 79 per 100 expected, close to Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−21%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw93
Adjusted79
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Mornant · 2.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Montgelas
4.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Montgelas
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C
The median sale price of homes in Mornant is €3,758/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 175 sales of houses and apartments in Mornant from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and €3,666/m² for the median of compared towns in Rhône.
€3,758/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Mornant€3,758/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,820/m²
107
Apartments
€3,671/m²
68
€13.50/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.46 to €17.41/m² a month)
8.5
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.42/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A typical mix of ages for France
10% of residents are 15 to 24 and 24% are 65 or over, against 11% and 19% in the median compared commune of Rhône. 39% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (Rhône 41%, France 30%).
45.5median age
MornantRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma15%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education39%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Mornant has less crime per resident than 54% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 145 offenses in the graded categories in Mornant in 2025.
5.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Burglary42
Vehicle theft29
Criminal damage28
Family violence16
Other physical violence14
Theft from vehicles9
Sexual violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud49
Theft without violence29
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.
5.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
145
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.6%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont Pilat (également sur communes de Brignais, Chaponost, Lyon, Sainte-Foy-lès Lyon, Soucieu-en-Jarrest): Photo: Jmh2o · CC BY-SA 3.0 · aqueduc du Gier: Photo: marmat8951 · CC BY 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Mornant
Is Mornant safe?
It grades B− for safety, #34 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 42 burglaries and 28 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Mornant good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #26 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Mornant expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.50/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Mornant grades C for cost of living.
About Mornant
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mornant is a commune of 6,282 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO). 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
Population
6,282 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO)
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.
