France / Western Europe
Lyon is France's third-largest metro with a strong life-sciences, finance, and gastronomy mix, used for cross-region French comparison beyond Paris. Lyon is a western europe city of about ~2.3M metro in France. On the composite city-intelligence score, Lyon sits around the indexed median (78/100).
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Composite profile
78/100
Use the Lyon profile to compare cost framing, transport access, healthcare context, and country-level signals against other large European metros.
78/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 78/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 70/100 | Lyon's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 74/100 | Lyon's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 76/100 | Lyon's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 77/100 | Lyon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 77/100 | Lyon's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 76/100 | Lyon's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 76/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Lyon is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Lyon has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Lyon scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Lyon is very high for remote workers (81/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Lyon is high for retirement (79/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability, a comfortable climate and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Lyon, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
| Police | 1724/7 | — |
| Medical (SAMU) | 1524/7 | — |
| Fire (Sapeurs-pompiers) | 1824/7 | — |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Lyon, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the France emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for Lyon, with national-level information from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Lyon, see the France healthcare profile.
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
Used as the primary attribution for French public-health context.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Lyon, with national-level context from France where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Lyon, see the France transport profile.
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
Used as the primary federal attribution for French national transport context.
Used as the primary attribution for French national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Lyon. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Lyon will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Lyon drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — excellent quality of life (83/100), with nearby nature such as Beaujolais, Monts du Lyonnais.
Excellent (81/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about €1,650/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly tourism, hospitality, manufacturing.
An oceanic climate, averaging about 14.0°C.
Higher education is strong (75/100).
Healthcare access is strong (76/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (75/100).
Within ~170 km: Beaujolais, Monts du Lyonnais.
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Lyon's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Lyon's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Lyon's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Lyon's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Lyon's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Lyon's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Lyon — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for Lyon — Oceanic climate, annual average 14°C, comfort score 71/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Lyon — tourism economy, economy score 80/100, key industries including tourism, hospitality, manufacturing. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Lyon — student city, education score 74/100, 6 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Lyon — major healthcare center, healthcare score 76/100, retirement score 75/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Practical arrival planning context for Lyon — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, budgeting tools, and methodology. Not an official airport or travel instruction service.
Structured neighborhood research checklist for Lyon — links into transport, public-safety, healthcare, arrival planning, and budgeting tools. Not a real-estate, rental, or safety-ranking service.
Structured relocation research checklist for Lyon — links into country context, arrival planning, neighborhood research, cost tools, healthcare, public safety, and transport. Not immigration, visa, tax, legal, financial, medical, or property advice.
Source-attributed visual context for Lyon using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Summer 2026 travel planning checklist for Lyon — links into arrival planning, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not a weather forecast, events calendar, hotel-price guide, or tourism ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for Lyon — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for Lyon using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for Lyon using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Lyon. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include Lyon — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Mountain region · 30 places across 80 cities.
Protected landscape · 30 places across 80 cities.
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 25 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Lyon — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
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Hiking Areas · 50 places across 80 cities.
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Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Lyon, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Lyon has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Beaujolais, Monts du Lyonnais and Pilat Regional Natural Park within weekend range.
Lyon has a very high quality-of-life estimate (83/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, public transport, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 83/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Lyon spends roughly €1,650 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near €877. Overall the city is more affordable than average for France. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Lyon is very high for remote workers (81/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Lyon's labour market is very strong, with opportunities concentrated in tourism and hospitality, technology and manufacturing. Lyon has a tourism-driven economy with strengths in tourism, hospitality and manufacturing.
Lyon offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 83/100.
Lyon is a student-oriented city with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Engineering, Computer Science and Economics.
Lyon offers a very strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, relatively affordable living and strong quality of life.
Lyon has a major healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 76/100. Residents have very strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Lyon offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 75/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Lyon has an oceanic climate, averaging about 14.0°C annually with roughly 781 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jun.
Lyon is estimated to be a generally safe city (78/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Lyon indexes a walkability score of 92 and a cycling score of 63 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Lyon include Beaujolais, Monts du Lyonnais and Pilat Regional Natural Park. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Lyon scores very high for family living (81/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Lyon rates 49/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 76/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Beaujolais, Monts du Lyonnais and Pilat Regional Natural Park supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Lyon profile to compare cost framing, transport access, healthcare context, and country-level signals against other large European metros. Its standout dimensions are safety (77/100) and internet speed (77/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (70/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the France country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Lyon appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.