Vernaison grades C overall: better than 28% of compared French towns, and #90 of 107 in Rhône. Its weakest subject is schools (D): brevet results 6.7 points below the expected rate. At the median price of €3,750/m², a 70 m² home costs 9.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Métropole de Lyon. Its strongest is walkability (A): 94% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 18% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
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 Vernaison 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
HousingCost of living D
Vernaison gets a D for cost of living
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €3,750/m², close to Rhône’s towns (€3,666/m²) and above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Houses in Vernaison sell for €3,884/m² and apartments for €3,560/m².
€3,750/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vernaison€3,750/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Rhône median€3,666/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,884/m²
57
Apartments
€3,560/m²
77
€14.86/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.78 to €18.74/m² a month)
9.8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.80/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
Work & commuteJobs & income B+
Vernaison is easier to get around on foot than 91% of compared French towns
At the census, 17.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, close to Rhône’s towns (18.4%) and above compared French towns (13.4%). The median disposable income is €30,330 a year per consumption unit. Vernaison has 1,050 jobs for 2,250 working residents, 0.5 per worker.
18%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
Public transport13%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle2%
1,050
jobs based in Vernaison, 0.5 per working resident
8.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€30,330
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 91% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Allowing for age and care homes, Vernaison sees 82 deaths per 100 expected, against 76 in Rhône’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 637 residents of Vernaison died, against 555 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 15% more. Its two care homes for older people (173 places) count their residents as Vernaison’s; allowing for them, deaths were 18% below expected. The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Vernaison · 6.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Hopital Lyon Sud Hospices Civils de Lyon
2.4 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
Vernaison has more crime per resident than 60% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 108 offenses in the graded categories in Vernaison in 2025. For sexual violence, 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, 2.5% of the index here.
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage36
Burglary23
Family violence18
Vehicle theft12
Theft from vehicles11
Other physical violence8
Armed robbery0
Fraud34
Theft without violence23
Drug use13
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.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
18.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
108
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.5%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Edifice et parc l'entourant, dénommés La Fée des Eaux: Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pavillon de Cornevent (restes): Photo: Dominique Robert · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Vernaison
Is Vernaison safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #54 of 107 in Rhône. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 23 burglaries and 36 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Vernaison good?
They grade D, better than 7% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Vernaison expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €14.86/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Vernaison grades D for cost of living.
About Vernaison
Commune in Rhône, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Vernaison is a commune of 5,210 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.
