Photo: Romainbehar · CC0Villefranche-sur-Saône is home to 4 colleges and universities
IFSI de l'Hôpital Nord Ouest (238 students) and Lycée Claude Bernard (148 students) are inside Villefranche-sur-Saône; the nearest university campus outside it is Lyon-I université, 25 km away in Lyon 4e. 526 students are enrolled at colleges and universities in Villefranche-sur-Saône: 1 for every 100 residents, against 4.3 across France.
What stands out about college in Villefranche-sur-Saône
Facts about the town and its distance to campus, with figures for each college.
Colleges and universities within 25 km of Villefranche-sur-Saône
59 within 25 km: 1 university, 44 other schools, 14 lycées with BTS or prépa classes.
And 47 smaller schools with 15,883 students in all.
How hard is it to get in?
Each course in Villefranche-sur-Saône on Parcoursup 2025: the places, the applicants, and the share who got an offer.
| Course | Places | Applicants | Got an offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTS - Services - Commerce International Lycée Claude Bernard | 24 | 1,157 | 15% |
| BTS - Services - Management Commercial Opérationnel Lycée Claude Bernard | 24 | 687 | 20% |
| D.E Infirmier IFSI de l'Hôpital Nord Ouest | 50 | 6,305 | 38% |
| BTS - Production - Maintenance des systèmes - option A Systèmes de production Lycée Louis Armand | 15 | 231 | 51% |
| CPGE - ECT - Option technologique Lycée Claude Bernard | 24 | 399 | 52% |
| BTS - Services - Services informatiques aux organisations Centre Scolaire Notre Dame | 25 | 163 | 57% |
| BTS - Services - Communication Centre Scolaire Notre Dame | 25 | 152 | 60% |
| BTS - Services - Gestion de la PME Centre Scolaire Notre Dame | 25 | 130 | 67% |
| FCIL - secrétariat médical Centre Scolaire Notre Dame | 12 | 56 | 76% |
| BTS - Production - Conception et Réalisation de Systèmes Automatiques Lycée Louis Armand | 15 | 185 | 78% |
At which level?
The 526 students enrolled in Villefranche-sur-Saône, by year of study (autumn 2025).
What would you pay?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Questions about college near Villefranche-sur-Saône
How many students are in Villefranche-sur-Saône?
526 students are enrolled at the colleges and universities in Villefranche-sur-Saône (autumn 2025): about 1 for every 100 residents. They are counted where they study, not where they live.
What colleges are in Villefranche-sur-Saône?
IFSI de l'Hôpital Nord Ouest (238 students); Lycée Claude Bernard (148 students).
What does university cost here?
Public universities charge one national fee: €178 a year for a licence or BUT and €255 for a master’s in 2026–27, plus the €105 student life contribution (CVEC); scholarship holders pay neither. Students from outside the EU pay more unless their university waives it. BTS and prépa classes in public lycées are free. Private schools and some grandes écoles set their own fees.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Higher education: the Ministry of Higher Education’s Atlas régional des effectifs étudiants (students enrolled at each institution in each commune, autumn 2025, the BTS and prépa classes in lycées included), Principaux établissements and Parcoursup 2025 (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Students are counted where they study, not where they live. Straight-line distances from the center of Villefranche-sur-Saône. Colleges are described, not graded; the Student town label marks communes where 15 or more students study for every 100 residents. Fees: the national arrêté, 2026–27. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, through each institution’s Wikidata item; author and licence on each.
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.