Oullins-Pierre-Bénite’s grades pull in different directions. Buying in is costly: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+): 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 46% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. All told, that adds up to a C+ overall and a rank of #83 of 107 in Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than just over a third of compared French towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for schools and B− for jobs & income.
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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
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 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite 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.
Ecole Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin (ancien château) · Classé · Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite’s story
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1972.
Wikidata records 9 people born in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite before 1900, the earliest Alexis Rousset, in 1799.
1972First protected: Immeuble dit Maison de la Cadière
2006Most recently protected: Domaine du château "le Petit-Perron"
The Culture ministry lists 5 historic monuments in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite: 3 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level).
Immeuble Le Castel: Photo: Madpe · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Manoir du Grand-Perron (ancien) , dans l'enceinte de l'hôpital Jules-Courmont: Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain · Domaine du château "le Petit-Perron": Photo: PHILDIC · Public domain · Immeuble dit Maison de la Cadière: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
45.7% of commuters in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite go to work without a car, more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
46%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 17,050 residents in work, Oullins-Pierre-Bénite has 17,050 jobs: 1 each. Half of residents lived on more than €26,200 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and below Rhône’s towns (€30,220). Just over a tenth of the labour force are out of work.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving50%
Public transport32%
On foot7%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter1%
17,050
jobs based in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, 1 per working resident
11.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,200
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 98% 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 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite sell for €3,333/m² at the median, against €3,666/m² in Rhône’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€3,333/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite goes for €4,657/m², an apartment for €3,165/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.84/m² a month, close to Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 17% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite€3,333/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,657/m²
228
Apartments
€3,165/m²
1,075
€14.84/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.74 to €18.76/m² a month)
8.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.16/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
Crime per resident in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite runs higher than in 73% of compared French towns
7.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite’s tally for 2025: 1,088 recorded offenses. Violence against people ran at 7.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 20 (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: in 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes locally.
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles280
Criminal damage270
Burglary159
Other physical violence143
Family violence95
Vehicle theft80
Sexual violence61
Theft without violence456
Fraud305
Drug use248
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.
7.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,088
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
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 · 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.
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Oullins-Pierre-Bénite sees 80 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−20%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 3,128 deaths in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,681, 14% fewer. Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. The town has 25 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw86
Adjusted80
Median town88
Expected100
25
GPs in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite skews young, with 14% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
36.9median age
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, about level with Rhône’s towns (41%) and above compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 17% of the population. Under-15s account for 18% of the population.
Oullins-Pierre-BéniteRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
History
5 historic monuments in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, 3 classé
5historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite is Immeuble Le Castel. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Most of the list is houses and mansions: 4 of 5. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.4% of the total, below Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
88.9% of candidates passed the brevet at the 25 collèges within 5 km, 1.1 points above the expected rate
94%passed the bac (general and technological)C+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #72 of 115 in Rhône. The bac pass rate near Oullins-Pierre-Bénite is 92.2%, close to both Rhône’s towns (92.5%) and compared French towns (92.9%).
Clément Turpin: Светлана Бекетова, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Patrice Garande: User:Benoit-caen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Clément Berthet: Martino Photos, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Charles Le Gendre: Civil War Glass Negatives, Public domain · Christophe Oriol: Jejecam, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite is a commune of 38,168 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
Population
38,168 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole de Lyon
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
INSEE code
69149
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite’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 Oullins-Pierre-Bénite
Is Oullins-Pierre-Bénite safe?
It grades C for safety, #73 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 159 burglaries and 270 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Oullins-Pierre-Bénite good?
They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns and #72 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 342 candidates passed the bac at Annexe du lycée Saint-Thomas d'Aquin Veritas in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Oullins-Pierre-Bénite expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Oullins-Pierre-Bénite grades D for cost of living.
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.
