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Population 65,502: a town in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Safety lags: an average of 13.4 recorded violent incidents and 39.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. A 70 m² home at the median €2,742/m² costs 7.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Métropole de Lyon. Fewer journeys need a car: 100% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 41% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Put together, the subjects come to a D overall, better than 6% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · 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.
The 2 things Vénissieux does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Vénissieux 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.
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The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vénissieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 2003.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Museums, gardens and heritage in and near Vénissieux. Best known first.
MuseumMusée communal de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Vénissieuxin town
MuseumInstitut Lumière4.4 km north, in Lyon 8e
FortFort de Bron4.5 km northeast, in Bron
GardenParc Sergent Blandan4.7 km northwest, in Lyon 7e
MuseumMusée urbain Tony Garnier3.3 km north, in Lyon 8eTheme parkTheme parkPark Eventsin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vénissieux.
In 2025, theft from vehicles led the graded crimes in Vénissieux. Police and gendarmerie figures for Vénissieux show 3,626 offenses in 2025. The town has 29,950 jobs for 23,000 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
The census found just over two in five commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median disposable income was €18,980 a year per consumption unit, below both Rhône’s towns (€30,220) and compared French towns (€25,970).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Degrees are held by 25% of adults. The 15-to-24 age group: 14%, above Rhône’s towns (11%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Rhône 51.5%, France 51.8%.
| Vénissieux | Rhône median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 15% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 21% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 41% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Rhône median and France median: the median of compared communes
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Vénissieux sell for €3,461/m² and apartments for €2,591/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €14.71/m² a month, about level with Rhône’s towns (€14.83/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). From July 2023 to June 2026, 1,304 homes were sold here.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,461/m² | 230 |
| Apartments | €2,591/m² | 1,074 |
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.
On school results, the town ranks #78 of 115 in Rhône.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Paul ÉluardNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 164 | 72%−3 pts |
| Lycée Marcel SembatNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 202 | 77%−9 pts |
| Collège Marcel PagnolBest against expectations: 16 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 68 | 100%+16 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 0.8% of the total, below Rhône’s towns (8.3%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 4,362 deaths in Vénissieux from 2016 to 2025; there were 4,207, 4% fewer. At birth, a girl in Rhône can expect 87.1 years and a boy 81.9 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. 55 GPs practise here.
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 · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Vénissieux, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
33 notable people were born in Vénissieux.
Maxime Gonalons: Вячеслав Евдокимов, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Étienne Bally: G. de Ferrier et L'Athlétisme, Public domain · Enzo Reale: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Alain Caveglia: S. Plaine, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Paul Lacombe: Photo Claude TRUONG-NGOC, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louisy Joseph: Globetrotteur17, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vénissieux | 65,502 | — | D | C− | D− | C+ |
| Saint-Fons | 19,285 | 0.9 | C | C | D | A− |
| Lyon 8e | 85,943 | 2 | D | D | D | B |
| Feyzin | 10,304 | 2.6 | C− | C− | C− | A− |
| Bron | 42,982 | 2.7 | C | D | D | A |
| Corbas | 11,315 | 3 | C | D | D | A− |
| Saint-Priest | 49,229 | 3.1 | C− | D | D | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D− for safety, #103 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 188 burglaries and 1,051 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 38% of compared French towns and #78 of 115 in Rhône. 77% of 202 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Marcel Sembat in 2025, 9 points below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Vénissieux grades C− for cost of living.
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vénissieux is a commune of 65,502 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
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.