A good place to live, if you can afford it. On health it is strong: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also does well on walkability (A+): 93% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 33% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. What counts against it is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. All told, that adds up to a B+ overall and a rank of #50 of 107 in Rhône. Set against the rest, it does better than 66% of compared French towns.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon 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.
Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Soucieu-en-Jarrest, Lyon, Chaponost, Brignais, Mornant): Photo: Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aqueduc dit du chemin de Narcel: Photo: Otourly · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Église Sainte-Foy: Photo: Romainbehar · CC0 · Tour du télégraphe: Photo: PHILDIC · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon.
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
On foot, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon works better than 96% of compared French towns
33%walk, cycle or take transit
5,500 jobs are based in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, for 8,950 working residents (0.6 per worker). The typical income here, after tax and benefits, is €32,180 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon didn’t travel to work at all.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving60%
Public transport22%
Bicycle6%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter3%
5,500
jobs based in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, 0.6 per working resident
8.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,180
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 96% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Renting in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon costs more than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.97/m² a month
€3,666/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon: €5,380/m² for houses, €3,300/m² for apartments. At the median, a home went for €3,666/m², about level with Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Among the homes sold, 23% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon€3,666/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€5,380/m²
186
Apartments
€3,300/m²
608
€15.97/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.75 to €20.00/m² a month)
9.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€17.44/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
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is lower than in 87% of compared French towns
−27%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
31 GPs practise in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon. Adjusted for age and care homes, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon records 73 deaths per 100 expected, close to Rhône’s towns (76) and below compared French towns (88). France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,586 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 2,063, 20% fewer. Also worth knowing: 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.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw80
Adjusted73
Median town88
Expected100
31
GPs in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon · 3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Saint Joseph Saint Luc
0.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Sainte Foy les Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon sees more crime than 67% of compared French towns
5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon was criminal damage (2025). In 2025, 601 offenses were recorded here. Violence against people ran at 5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 20.5 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage162
Theft from vehicles145
Burglary128
Vehicle theft54
Family violence46
Other physical violence41
Sexual violence25
Fraud212
Theft without violence114
Drug use22
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
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
20.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
601
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
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 · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.2% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Degrees are more common in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon than in Rhône’s towns or across compared French towns: 55% of adults
47.2median age
One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (22%). Residents of Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon have a median age of 47.2.
Sainte-Foy-lès-LyonRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma12%
CAP or BEP15%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education55%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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
Schools
94.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the 36 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 82% passed the bac pro, of 1,481 candidates at 17 lycées. On results, collèges and lycées here come #39 of 115 in Rhône. At the 26 general lycées, 97% of 5,978 candidates passed the bac, 1.2 points below the expected rate.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
6 historic monuments, the oldest from Antiquity
6historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Soucieu-en-Jarrest, Lyon, Chaponost, Brignais, Mornant). 5.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Alexis Carrel: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Marcel Achard: Studio Harcourt, Public domain · Frédéric Kanouté: Fondo Andaluz de Municipios para la Solidaridad Internacional FAMSI, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mehdi Zeffane: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Florent Balmont: Владислав Федченко, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Florian Maurice: PSGMAG.NET, CC BY 2.0
About Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon is a commune of 21,692 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
Population
21,692 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Métropole de Lyon
Département
Rhône (69)
Région
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Area
2.6 sq mi (6.8 km²)
INSEE code
69202
Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
Is Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon safe?
It grades C for safety, #64 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 128 burglaries and 162 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon good?
They grade B, better than 63% of compared French towns and #39 of 115 in Rhône. 90% of 252 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Édouard Branly in 2025, 5 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon grades D for cost of living.
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.
