One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Soucieu-en-Jarrest’s overall grade is A, better than 89% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #16 of 107 in Rhône. Its best grade is for health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 31% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy does well: 0.3 jobs per working resident; 5.0% unemployment. What counts against it is cost of living (C+) — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on schools — bac results 15 points below the expected rate; brevet results 0.6 points above the expected rate.
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 · 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.
Each subject compares Soucieu-en-Jarrest 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.
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–
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Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Brignais, Chaponost, Lyon, Mo… · Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Soucieu-en-Jarrest’s story
Soucieu-en-Jarrest in pictures
Soucieu-en-Jarrest has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 2nd century; the first monument here was protected in 1930.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Étienne Richerand, born in 1862, is the one person born in Soucieu-en-Jarrest before 1900 that Wikidata records.
1930First protected: Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (égale…
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Soucieu-en-Jarrest.
HealthHealth A
Allowing for age and care homes, Soucieu-en-Jarrest sees fewer deaths than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 69 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 206 residents of Soucieu-en-Jarrest died, against 298 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 31% 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. 6 GPs practise in the town.
−31%deaths against expected, after care homesAHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw69
Adjusted69
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Soucieu-en-Jarrest · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
5.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
5.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
87.1 · 81.9
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Rhône, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Soucieu-en-Jarrest runs lower than in 81% of compared French towns
The yearly rates for 2023–2025: 2.2 violent offenses and 12.9 graded property crimes per 1,000 residents. In 2025, 64 offenses were recorded in Soucieu-en-Jarrest. The commonest graded crime in the town was criminal damage (2025).
2.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearA−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage21
Burglary16
Theft from vehicles12
Vehicle theft8
Family violence7
Armed robbery0
Fraud48
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.
2.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
64
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.0%
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 other physical violence and sexual violence number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (8.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Soucieu-en-Jarrest is a graduates’ town: 46% hold a degree, more than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns
21% are under 15, above both Rhône’s towns (19%) and compared French towns (17%). Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. At 40.3, the median resident of Soucieu-en-Jarrest sits in the middle of the age range.
40.3median age
Soucieu-en-JarrestRhône medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma11%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education46%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% 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 Soucieu-en-Jarrest run higher than in both Rhône’s towns and compared French towns: a median €32,120 a year per consumption unit
Unemployment stood at 5.0%, below Rhône’s towns (8.1%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. The census found one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport4%
On foot3%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
750
jobs based in Soucieu-en-Jarrest, 0.3 per working resident
5.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€32,120
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 72% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living C+
The median sale price of homes in Soucieu-en-Jarrest is €3,548/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,833/m² in Soucieu-en-Jarrest, apartments for €2,976/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €13.27/m² a month, between Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The town recorded 126 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
€3,548/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Soucieu-en-Jarrest€3,548/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,833/m²
71
Apartments
€2,976/m²
55
€13.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.36 to €17.00/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.89/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€31,090
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pass the bac at the lycées near Soucieu-en-Jarrest than in Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 58.0%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
96.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Soucieu-en-Jarrest, higher than both Rhône’s towns (91.9%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 4.3 mi away. On school results, the town ranks #74 of 115 in Rhône.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Soucieu-en-Jarrest keeps more of its old housing than Rhône’s towns or compared French towns: 16% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Soucieu-en-Jarrest is Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Brignais, Chaponost, Lyon, Mornant, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 2nd century.
Aqueduc gallo-romain du Gier dit aussi du Mont-Pilat (également sur communes de Brignais, Chaponost, Lyon, Mornant, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon): Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Soucieu-en-Jarrest
One notable person was born in Soucieu-en-Jarrest.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Soucieu-en-Jarrest
Is Soucieu-en-Jarrest safe?
It grades A− for safety, #10 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 16 burglaries and 21 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Soucieu-en-Jarrest good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #74 of 115 in Rhône. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Soucieu-en-Jarrest expensive to live in?
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Soucieu-en-Jarrest grades C+ for cost of living.
About Soucieu-en-Jarrest
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Soucieu-en-Jarrest is a commune of 4,660 people in the Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO). 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
4,660 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Pays Mornantais (COPAMO)
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.
