Some subjects shine; others lag. Its weakest subject is schools: brevet results 7.2 points below the expected rate. Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon grades B− overall, better than 45% of compared French towns. It ranks #73 of 107 in Rhône. Cost of living is weaker too — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 6.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety and C+ for health.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
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-Symphorien-d'Ozon 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.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Fewer people in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon are out of work than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 6.7%
The median disposable income is €29,900 a year per consumption unit. Just over 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. At the census, 3.0% of working residents in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon didn’t travel to work at all.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport6%
On foot4%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
2,250
jobs based in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, 0.8 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€29,900
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 75% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon are under 15, more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns
12% of the population is aged 15 to 24, near Rhône’s towns (11%) and higher than compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are 18% of the population. Among adults, 38% have a degree.
40.9median age
Saint-Symphorien-d'OzonRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education38%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. 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 C
Homes in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon sell for €3,116/m² at the median, against €3,666/m² in Rhône’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
In Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon, houses go for €3,468/m² and apartments for €2,957/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.41/m² a month, about level with Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were 48% of what sold.
€3,116/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon€3,116/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,468/m²
78
Apartments
€2,957/m²
85
€14.41/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.52 to €18.03/m² a month)
6.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€14.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,510
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Ozon
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
2 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 2007
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The earliest of these monuments dates from the 10th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 12% of the total, above both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%). Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2007.
2historic monuments
Monuments by protection · Mérimée
Classé0
Inscrit2
10th c.
oldest protected part
1990
first monument protected
2007
protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable)
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C+
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon records 90 deaths for every 100 its ages predict, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 508 deaths in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon from 2016 to 2025; there were 555, 9% more. Women in Rhône live to 87.1 on average and men to 81.9 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 10 GPs practise here.
−10%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw109
Adjusted90
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon · 4.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital les Portes du Sud
2.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital les Portes du Sud
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon ranks below 55% of compared French towns for crime per resident
The 2025 count: 112 offenses in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon. Violence against people averaged 4.2 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 16.2. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
4.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage32
Vehicle theft29
Theft from vehicles19
Family violence15
Other physical violence9
Burglary8
Fraud42
Theft without violence22
Drug use14
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.
4.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
16.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
112
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.5%
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 sexual violence and armed robbery, 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, 3.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Nearby attractions
Jardin du Louvre and 7 more in and around Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon
Heritage, museums and other places to visit in and near Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon. Best known first.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon
Is Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon safe?
It grades B for safety, #31 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 32 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon good?
They grade D, better than 9% of compared French towns and #113 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon grades C for cost of living.
About Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Symphorien-d'Ozon is a commune of 6,186 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays de l'Ozon. 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.
