Some subjects shine; others lag. Walkability is its strong suit: 99% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 29% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Pupils here do better than most (A−): bac results at the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Safety is weaker too: an average of 11 recorded violent incidents and 19.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The overall grade comes out at B, #67 of 107 in Rhône. Nationally, it does better than 55% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
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 Neuville-sur-Saône 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 Neuville-sur-Saône.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
On foot, Neuville-sur-Saône works better than 94% of compared French towns
At the census, 28.5% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,110 a year per consumption unit. Jobs based in Neuville-sur-Saône number 3,700, against 3,350 residents in work (1.1 per worker).
29%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving66%
Public transport19%
On foot7%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
3,700
jobs based in Neuville-sur-Saône, 1.1 per working resident
10.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,110
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 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Neuville-sur-Saône sell for a median €3,522/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.47/m² a month, about level with Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Apartments in Neuville-sur-Saône sell for €3,354/m², houses for €4,260/m². For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €12.72/m² a month.
€3,522/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Neuville-sur-Saône€3,522/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,260/m²
69
Apartments
€3,354/m²
211
€15.47/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.33 to €19.40/m² a month)
9.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.72/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
Schools
95.6% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Neuville-sur-Saône is 99.0%, higher than both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%). Its schools’ results rank #11 of 115 in Rhône.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Neuville-sur-Saône sees more crime per resident than four in five compared French towns
237 offenses were reported in Neuville-sur-Saône during 2025. In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes locally.
11recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage58
Other physical violence41
Family violence36
Vehicle theft31
Theft from vehicles30
Burglary21
Sexual violence20
Theft without violence99
Fraud88
Drug use60
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.
11
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
237
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.5%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 0.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A−
Fewer deaths than expected: Neuville-sur-Saône is below 78% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 949 residents of Neuville-sur-Saône died, against 994 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 5% fewer. Its two care homes for older people (224 places) count their residents as Neuville-sur-Saône’s; allowing for them, deaths were 22% below expected. The town has 9 family doctors. Also worth knowing: in Rhône, life expectancy at birth reaches 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
−22%deaths against expected, after care homesA−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw95
Adjusted78
Median town88
Expected100
9
GPs in Neuville-sur-Saône · 3.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
4.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
7.1 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
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
An older town: 25% of people in Neuville-sur-Saône are 65 or over, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Degrees are held by 37% of adults, between Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 17% of the people here. Typical age in Neuville-sur-Saône: 43, the median.
43median age
Neuville-sur-SaôneRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
25%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Neuville-sur-Saône
Is Neuville-sur-Saône safe?
It grades C− for safety, #80 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 58 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Neuville-sur-Saône good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #11 of 115 in Rhône. 98% of 243 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Rosa Parks in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Neuville-sur-Saône expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Neuville-sur-Saône grades D for cost of living.
About Neuville-sur-Saône
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Neuville-sur-Saône is a commune of 7,812 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
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.
