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Home to 5,791 people, this town lies in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
A town of contrasts. The local economy does well: 0.9 jobs per working resident; 6.2% unemployment. Saint-Laurent-de-Mure grades B overall and ranks #62 of 107 in Rhône. On that grade it does better than 56% of compared French towns. Health is another plus (A) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Schools are weaker too: brevet results 4 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, 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 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
The 2 things Saint-Laurent-de-Mure does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Saint-Laurent-de-Mure 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 no building in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ruine romaine dite La Sarrazinière, in Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, 4.7 mi away.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 3 general practitioners in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure. Adjusted mortality locally: 71 deaths for every 100 expected. 334 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 467: 29% below. Life expectancy in Rhône: 87.1 years for women and 81.9 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3.
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 · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure sell for €3,786/m², houses for €3,721/m². The estimated advertised rent is €15.34/m² a month, near Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 63% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,721/m² | 85 |
| Apartments | €3,786/m² | 50 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
General-bac pupils go 5.1 mi to the nearest lycée. The town’s schools place #90 of 115 in Rhône on results.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Louis LachenalNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 88%−4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
In 2025, 125 offenses were recorded in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 7 cases of violence against people and 18.3 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was vehicle theft (2025).
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (1.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Households’ median disposable income: €30,610 a year per consumption unit. 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by nearly two in five adults, between Rhône’s towns (41%) and compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%. Typical age in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure: 42.5, the median.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 21% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 39% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Museums, heritage and family days out in and near Saint-Laurent-de-Mure. Best known first.
Nothing in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Saint-Laurent-de-Mure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Laurent-de-Mure | 5,791 | — | B | C− | C | A |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Mure | 6,984 | 1.1 | A− | C | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-de-Chandieu | 4,616 | 3.2 | B | C− | B | B+ |
| Toussieu | 3,177 | 3.6 | A− | C− | A− | A− |
| Genas | 13,421 | 3.8 | A− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Heyrieux Isère | 4,956 | 3.8 | B− | C | B | C+ |
| Colombier-Saugnieu | 2,874 | 3.9 | D | C | D− | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #61 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 20 burglaries and 20 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 29% of compared French towns and #90 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Laurent-de-Mure grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Laurent-de-Mure is a commune of 5,791 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 November 4, 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.