Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 4,119 in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Pusignan grades B− overall: better than 53% of compared French towns, and #69 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is safety (C−): an average of 6.3 recorded violent incidents and 25.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. At the median price of €3,710/m², a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes de l'Est Lyonnais (CCEL). Its strongest is jobs & income (A+): 1.7 jobs per working resident; 6.6% unemployment.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 3 things Pusignan does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pusignan 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pusignan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1982.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pusignan.
Police and gendarmerie recorded 146 offenses in the graded categories in Pusignan in 2025. With 3,350 jobs for 1,950 working residents, Pusignan draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents. For sexual violence, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 3.0% of the index here.
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
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,710/m², close to Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,708/m² | 75 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On this, Pusignan is above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Pusignan | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 33% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
In the comparison, Pusignan comes below both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). The median disposable income is €30,230 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 212 residents of Pusignan died, against 258 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 18% fewer. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
For Pusignan, that is above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pusignan, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Pusignan sits below Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and close to compared French towns (87.5%) on this measure.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège les ServizièresNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 120 | 80%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Heritage in and near Pusignan. Best known first.
Pusignan has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Pusignan.
Jean Parédès: Studio Harcourt, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pusignan | 4,119 | — | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Jonage | 6,144 | 2.7 | B | D | C+ | A |
| Meyzieu | 36,687 | 3.2 | C | D | C− | A− |
| Villette-d'Anthon Isère | 5,268 | 3.3 | B+ | D | B | A |
| Genas | 13,421 | 3.4 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Colombier-Saugnieu | 2,874 | 3.8 | D | C | D− | C+ |
| Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère | 10,547 | 4.4 | D | C− | C+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #84 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 34 burglaries and 23 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B, better than 56% of compared French towns and #50 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €15.35/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pusignan grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Pusignan is a commune of 4,119 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est Lyonnais (CCEL). 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.
