Is Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or a good place to live?
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 29% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It is strong on jobs & income as well: 0.4 jobs per working resident; 8.0% unemployment. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. The median price paid is €4,640/m².
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi. Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or 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-Romain-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.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or.
HousingCost of living D
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or is graded a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.35/m² a month, about level with Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €15.34/m² a month. The market in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or: 36 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
€4,640/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or€4,640/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,956/m²
31
€14.35/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.83 to €19.02/m² a month)
12.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.34/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,800
median annual income per consumption unit, Métropole de Lyon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth A
Mortality in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, once ages and care homes are allowed for, undercuts Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: 71 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 56 residents of Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or died, against 79 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 29% fewer. 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. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or is Polyclinique Lyon Nord, 3.3 mi away.
−29%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw71
Adjusted71
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Polyclinique Lyon Nord
4.3 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
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or is a graduates’ town: 57% hold a degree, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
10% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than Rhône’s towns (11%) and near compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 21% of the people here. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
42.9median age
Saint-Romain-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 diploma9%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education57%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Incomes in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or run higher than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: a median €39,850 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 8.0%, near Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and lower than compared French towns (10.1%). No commute at all: 3.9% of working residents in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or at the census.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving75%
Public transport12%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle3%
200
jobs based in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, 0.4 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€39,850
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 69% of compared French towns
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Old homes shape Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or: 21% 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 4 historic monuments in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from Antiquity.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or
Is Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or safe?
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.9 recorded violent incidents and 12.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Are schools in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or good?
They grade B+, better than 67% of compared French towns. 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-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or is a commune of 1,247 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.
