Saint-Germain-Nuelles’s strongest is jobs & income (A+) — 1.1 jobs per working resident; 5.3% unemployment. Health is another plus (A): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 30% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Buying in is costly (C): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on walkability (C+): 56% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 12% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Saint-Germain-Nuelles has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Saint-Germain-Nuelles 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 Saint-Germain-Nuelles.
HealthHealth A
Saint-Germain-Nuelles loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 70 per 100 expected, below Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 280 deaths in Saint-Germain-Nuelles from 2016 to 2025; there were 275, 2% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Germain-Nuelles is Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare, 9 mi away. Life expectancy at birth in Rhône is 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−30%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted70
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Germain-Nuelles · 3.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopitaux Nord Ouest de Tarare
9.9 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
Homes in Saint-Germain-Nuelles sell for a median €3,583/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.45/m² a month, below Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) but above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 44 homes in Saint-Germain-Nuelles. A house rents for an estimated €14.31/m² a month.
€3,583/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Germain-Nuelles€3,583/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,583/m²
42
€13.45/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.68 to €16.95/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.31/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
Work & commuteJobs & income A+
Saint-Germain-Nuelles is better off than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €33,300 a year per consumption unit
11.9% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.3%, below both Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%). At the census, 3.6% of working residents in Saint-Germain-Nuelles didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
Public transport8%
Bicycle2%
On foot2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
1,150
jobs based in Saint-Germain-Nuelles, 1.1 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€33,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 37% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Germain-Nuelles: 28% were built before 1919, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Saint-Germain-Nuelles, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. The protected list starts in the 17th century.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Saint-Germain-Nuelles is a graduates’ town: 47% hold a degree, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. 18% are under 15, close to Rhône’s towns (19%) and above compared French towns (17%). Saint-Germain-Nuelles has a median age of 46.3 years.
46.3median age
Saint-Germain-NuellesRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education47%
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%.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Germain-Nuelles
Is Saint-Germain-Nuelles safe?
Saint-Germain-Nuelles has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 3.3 recorded violent incidents and 9.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Germain-Nuelles good?
They grade B, better than 55% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Germain-Nuelles expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Germain-Nuelles grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Germain-Nuelles
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Germain-Nuelles is a commune of 2,246 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
2,246 (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.
