Sain-Bel grades A overall: better than 88% of compared French towns, and #19 of 107 in Rhône. At the median price of €2,643/m², a 70 m² home costs 6 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Arbresle (CCPA). Its strongest is walkability (A): 95% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Sain-Bel 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 Sain-Bel.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Sain-Bel works better than nine in ten compared French towns
7.8% of people in the labour force have no job. The median disposable income was €28,240 a year per consumption unit, between Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Sain-Bel: 800, for 1,200 residents in work (0.7 each).
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
Public transport12%
On foot4%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle2%
800
jobs based in Sain-Bel, 0.7 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€28,240
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 90% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A young town: 13% of people in Sain-Bel are 15 to 24, more than in Rhône’s towns and across compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, lower than both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Children are 17% of the town. Among adults, 34% have a degree.
41.4median age
Sain-BelRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education34%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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+
Estimated advertised rents run lower in Sain-Bel than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.35/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
79 sales of houses and apartments in Sain-Bel, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,643/m². Houses in Sain-Bel sell for €3,074/m² and apartments for €2,280/m².
€2,643/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sain-Bel€2,643/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,074/m²
33
Apartments
€2,280/m²
46
€11.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.76 to €14.69/m² a month)
6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.16/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€30,710
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Arbresle (CCPA)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Sain-Bel has less crime per resident than 61% of compared French towns
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 4.5 violent offenses and 14.6 graded property crimes a year. In 2025, 45 offenses were recorded in Sain-Bel. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
4.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage20
Theft from vehicles10
Burglary9
Family violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud20
Theft without violence7
Drug use7
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.
4.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
45
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
14.4%
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 and vehicle theft, 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, 14.4% of the index here. As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Sain-Bel keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 17% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Sain-Bel has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Sain-Bel sees 88 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Sain-Bel can choose among 2 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Sain-Bel is Clinique de la Sauvegarde, 9.2 mi away. 129 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 146: 12% below. At birth, a girl in Rhône can expect 87.1 years and a boy 81.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw88
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Sain-Bel · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique de la Sauvegarde
9.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique du Val D Ouest Vendome
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sain-Bel
Is Sain-Bel safe?
It grades B for safety, #25 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 9 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sain-Bel good?
They grade B, better than 60% of compared French towns and #40 of 115 in Rhône. 97% of 279 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Germaine Tillion in 2025, 2 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sain-Bel expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,643/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sain-Bel grades B+ for cost of living.
About Sain-Bel
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sain-Bel is a commune of 2,566 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Arbresle (CCPA). 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
2,566 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Arbresle (CCPA)
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.
