Is Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or a good place to live?
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than 76% of compared French towns. That places it #36 of 107 in Rhône. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: C+ for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023.
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 Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Château (ancien) · Classé · Photo: Sylvainj69 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or’s story
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or in pictures
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Paul Villard, born in 1860, is the one person born in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or.
Work & commuteJobs & income B−
36.8% of commuters in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or go to work without a car, more than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €30,040 a year per consumption unit. 450 jobs are based in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, for 1,400 working residents (0.3 per worker). 8.6% of the labour force were unemployed, between Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
37%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving58%
Public transport31%
On foot3%
Bicycle3%
Motorbike or scooter1%
450
jobs based in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, 0.3 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,040
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
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 201 deaths in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or from 2016 to 2025; there were 139, 31% fewer. Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. This Rhône town has 4 family doctors.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or · 3.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
7.7 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
Homes in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or sell for a median €3,720/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or goes for €4,047/m², an apartment for €3,263/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.94/m² a month, lower than Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) yet higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 96 homes were sold here.
€3,720/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or€3,720/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,047/m²
44
Apartments
€3,263/m²
52
€13.94/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.01 to €17.64/m² a month)
9.7
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up 24% of Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or, above Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Over-65s are 16% of the population. Degrees are held by just over half of adults, higher than both Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%). Half of Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or is older than 39.7, half younger.
39.7median age
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'OrRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma14%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education51%
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
History
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or 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.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or is Château (ancien). The protected list starts in the 12th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
More crime per resident in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or than in 57% of compared French towns
The commonest graded crime in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or was criminal damage (2025). Recorded offenses in the town came to 85 in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 5.4 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 17.4.
5.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage22
Vehicle theft21
Family violence15
Theft from vehicles14
Burglary13
Armed robbery0
Theft without violence29
Fraud27
Drug use11
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.
5.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
17.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
85
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
9.3%
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 other physical violence and sexual violence go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 9.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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Everything we know about Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
On the Culture ministry’s list, Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
Is Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #44 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 13 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or good?
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns and #11 of 115 in Rhône. The lycée stands out: 100% of 226 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Notre-Dame de Bellegarde 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 Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune of 3,124 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.
