Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+): an average of 2.5 recorded violent incidents and 8.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Residents are healthier than most: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. What counts against it is schools (C−) — brevet results 5 points below the expected rate. At €3,083/m², the median price, 70 m² costs 6.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, ranking #14 of 107 in Rhône. It comes out better than 93% of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Porte des Pierres Dorées 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.
On the Culture ministry’s list, Porte des Pierres Dorées counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.
That’s 12 for every 10,000 residents, more per resident than 89% of compared French towns; the median compared French town has 2.5.
The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Porte des Pierres Dorées.
Safety
For crime per resident, Porte des Pierres Dorées sits below 97% of compared French towns
No compared town in Rhône has less graded crime per resident than Porte des Pierres Dorées: it ranks first of 107. All told, Porte des Pierres Dorées had 43 recorded offenses in 2025. Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most locally was criminal damage (2025).
2.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Burglary9
Family violence7
Theft from vehicles5
Fraud27
Theft without violence9
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.
2.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
43
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
21.1%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, armed robbery and vehicle theft, 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, 21.1% of the index here. That estimated share passes 10%, so treat this Safety Grade with more caution than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth A
Deaths in Porte des Pierres Dorées run below what its ages would predict: 68 per 100 expected, fewer than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Porte des Pierres Dorées. 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, 200 residents of Porte des Pierres Dorées died, against 293 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% fewer.
−32%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw68
Adjusted68
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Porte des Pierres Dorées · 3.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Nord Ouest Villefranche
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Old homes shape Porte des Pierres Dorées: 27% were built before 1919, more than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 5. Porte des Pierres Dorées has 12 protected monuments for every 10,000 residents. On the Culture ministry’s list, Porte des Pierres Dorées counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 21% of Porte des Pierres Dorées, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, below Rhône’s towns (11%) and close to compared French towns (11%). 43% of adults hold a degree.
41.6median age
Porte des Pierres DoréesRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
HousingCost of living B
Renting in Porte des Pierres Dorées costs less than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.55/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,083/m², comes from 109 sales of houses and apartments in Porte des Pierres Dorées from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses made up nearly four fifths of the homes sold; apartments the rest. House rents are put at about €12.97/m² a month.
€3,083/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Porte des Pierres Dorées€3,083/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,189/m²
86
€11.55/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.94 to €14.91/m² a month)
6.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.97/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,550
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Porte des Pierres Dorées has lower unemployment than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 4.8%
Nearly one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per resident in work, Porte des Pierres Dorées counts 0.3 jobs (700 jobs, 2,000 workers). Median disposable income is €30,770 a year for each consumption unit.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport7%
On foot1%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
700
jobs based in Porte des Pierres Dorées, 0.3 per working resident
4.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,770
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B−
Walkability: better than 51% of compared French towns
On the Culture ministry’s list, Porte des Pierres Dorées counts 5 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 4 inscrit at the second.
Chapelle des Prébendiers dite chapelle Sainte-Catherine: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Domaine de la Garde: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Porte des Pierres Dorées
One notable person was born in Porte des Pierres Dorées.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Porte des Pierres Dorées
Is Porte des Pierres Dorées safe?
It grades A+ for safety, #1 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Porte des Pierres Dorées good?
They grade C−, better than 17% of compared French towns and #104 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Porte des Pierres Dorées expensive to live in?
Homes cost more than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €3,083/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Porte des Pierres Dorées grades B for cost of living.
About Porte des Pierres Dorées
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Porte des Pierres Dorées is a commune of 4,185 people in the Communauté de communes Beaujolais Pierres Dorées. 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.
