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Best places to live in Greater Lyon

306 municipalities with 2,074,690 residents within about 35 km of Lyon, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Lyon, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Rive-de-Gier
    Loire, 15,184 residents    70
  2. 2Trévoux
    Ain, 6,845 residents    63
  3. 3Reyrieux
    Ain, 4,797 residents    62
  4. 4Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
    Loire, 3,755 residents    61
  5. 5Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise
    Rhône, 3,682 residents    60
  6. 6Porte des Pierres Dorées
    Rhône, 3,753 residents    60
  7. 7Misérieux
    Ain, 1,941 residents    59
  8. 8Larajasse
    Rhône, 1,853 residents    59
  9. 9Frans
    Ain, 2,351 residents    59
  10. 10Fareins
    Ain, 2,204 residents    58

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For retired couples

  1. 1Trévoux
    Ain, 6,845 residents    70
  2. 2Rive-de-Gier
    Loire, 15,184 residents    68
  3. 3Reyrieux
    Ain, 4,797 residents    68
  4. 4Pierre-Bénite
    Rhône, 10,390 residents    67
  5. 5Jassans-Riottier
    Ain, 6,339 residents    67
  6. 6Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
    Rhône, 22,297 residents    67
  7. 7Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
    Rhône, 22,012 residents    66
  8. 8Fareins
    Ain, 2,204 residents    66
  9. 9Frans
    Ain, 2,351 residents    66
  10. 10Rillieux-la-Pape
    Rhône, 30,012 residents    66

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For remote workers

  1. 1Pierre-Bénite
    Rhône, 10,390 residents    72
  2. 2Rive-de-Gier
    Loire, 15,184 residents    71
  3. 3Lyon
    Rhône, 516,092 residents    67
  4. 4Trévoux
    Ain, 6,845 residents    61
  5. 5Givors
    Rhône, 19,975 residents    61
  6. 6Vienne
    Isère, 29,306 residents    59
  7. 7L'Arbresle
    Rhône, 6,398 residents    59
  8. 8Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
    Rhône, 22,297 residents    57
  9. 9Rillieux-la-Pape
    Rhône, 30,012 residents    57
  10. 10Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
    Rhône, 22,012 residents    57

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For commuters

  1. 1Lyon
    Rhône, 516,092 residents    79
  2. 2Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
    Rhône, 22,012 residents    77
  3. 3Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
    Rhône, 22,297 residents    77
  4. 4Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or
    Rhône, 4,052 residents    76
  5. 5Caluire-et-Cuire
    Rhône, 43,187 residents    76
  6. 6Écully
    Rhône, 18,517 residents    76
  7. 7Pierre-Bénite
    Rhône, 10,390 residents    75
  8. 8Saint-Genis-Laval
    Rhône, 21,217 residents    75
  9. 9Charbonnières-les-Bains
    Rhône, 5,067 residents    75
  10. 10Francheville
    Rhône, 14,198 residents    75

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For single professionals

  1. 1Lyon
    Rhône, 516,092 residents    76
  2. 2Caluire-et-Cuire
    Rhône, 43,187 residents    69
  3. 3Villeurbanne
    Rhône, 147,712 residents    68
  4. 4Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon
    Rhône, 22,012 residents    67
  5. 5Tassin-la-Demi-Lune
    Rhône, 22,297 residents    67
  6. 6Bron
    Rhône, 41,543 residents    66
  7. 7Francheville
    Rhône, 14,198 residents    66
  8. 8Oullins
    Rhône, 26,273 residents    65
  9. 9Décines-Charpieu
    Rhône, 28,602 residents    65
  10. 10Vénissieux
    Rhône, 65,894 residents    65

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Rive-de-Gier
    Loire, 15,184 residents    60
  2. 2Pierre-Bénite
    Rhône, 10,390 residents    59
  3. 3Lyon
    Rhône, 516,092 residents    58
  4. 4Bessenay
    Rhône, 2,293 residents    56
  5. 5Porte des Pierres Dorées
    Rhône, 3,753 residents    56
  6. 6Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise
    Rhône, 3,682 residents    55
  7. 7Savigny
    Rhône, 2,009 residents    50
  8. 8Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
    Loire, 3,755 residents    44
  9. 9Montagny
    Rhône, 2,959 residents    42
  10. 10Chabanière
    Rhône, 4,183 residents    42

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Towns in Greater Lyon