Lyon, France
Source confidence: city-level Eurostat population/city-level Eurostat transit; WMO climate; cost/healthcare country-level; airport and rent unavailable
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1,296,104city-level population
63/100data confidence score
7source coverage count
Francecountry context
Population and basics
| Population | 1,296,104 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2022; collected: 2026-05-29 |
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| Country | France | country-level label from data/global/countries.json |
| Region | Western Europe | curated-level regional grouping |
| Location type | city | curated-level location hierarchy label |
| Urban Audit code | FR002C | city-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
| Functional urban area code | FR002F | FUA-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
Climate: city-level Eurostat vs station normals
30-year station normals
| Summer high | 28.2 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; LYON_BRON WMO station, 6.2 km from centroid |
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| Winter low | 1.1 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; LYON_BRON WMO station, 6.2 km from centroid |
City-level Eurostat and available climate context
| Annual precipitation | 820.8 mm/year | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; LYON_BRON WMO station, 6.2 km from centroid |
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| Precipitation and humidity | 94/100 | centroid-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; Deterministic comfort score centered on 750 mm annual precipitation |
| Air quality | 24.1 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2013; collected: 2026-05-29; Eurostat PM10 city indicator used as comparable particulate signal |
Daily life: mode shares and commute
| Transit and walkability | 50/100 | city-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29; Sum of Eurostat walking, bicycle, and public-transport commute shares where available |
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| Walk commute share | 10.1% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Bike commute share | 6.7% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Transit commute share | 32.7% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Commute time | 29 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2014; collected: 2026-05-29 |
Country-level context
These rows are country-level context unless the metric context states otherwise; they are not city-specific claims.
| Housing cost band | lower country ppp context | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: low; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01; Country-level PPP conversion factor band; no city rent benchmark is ingested in M2-S6 |
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| Local price level | 0.68 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| GDP per capita PPP | $54,799 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Purchasing-power context | 54,799.3 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Healthcare access | 82/100 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2025-12-05 |
| Life expectancy | 83 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Doctors | 40.1 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Nurses and midwives | 94.2 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2021; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Country unemployment | 7.54% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Internet users | 88.7% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| UTC offset | 1 hours | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Static standard-time country table; DST differences are not modeled in this beta metric |
| US East work overlap | 2 hours | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Overlap of 09:00-17:00 local standard time with 09:00-17:00 US Eastern standard time |
No comparable city-level rent benchmark is available in this Global Beta build; verify current local listings. proxy-level; quality: unavailable; confidence: low; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); No comparable city-level rent benchmark source is ingested for M2-S6
Language and practical context
| Primary languages | FR | country-level language codes from data/global/countries.json |
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| Currency | EUR | country-level practical context |
| Primary-language fit | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Primary languages from curated wave-one country seed |
| English usability | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Curated country-level practical note; intentionally not converted into a numeric score |
| Visa research status | official links seeded unverified | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; M1 country research URLs are official-link seeds and remain marked unverified |
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Get started in Lyon
Verified local resources to get started, searched in the local language where that is the authoritative source. Links open official, community, or clearly labeled commercial sites and are research pointers only — not immigration, tax, housing, or legal advice. Always confirm current requirements with the official source.
Official city portal
- All Municipal ProceduresOfficialVille de Lyon municipal services hub for local procedures, practical information, and official city-service access.
Residency & registration
- Foreign Nationals ReceptionOfficialPréfecture du Rhône page for foreign-national appointment themes, including residence-permit and asylum-related categories.
- Long-Stay Residence of a European Citizen in FranceOfficialService-Public page describing long-stay residence information for EEA and Swiss citizens in France.
Tax number & registration
- Create and Access My Tax AccountOfficialImpots.gouv.fr page explaining access to the personal public-finance account and references to the French tax number.
Healthcare access
- Health Insurance for a Foreigner Settling in FranceOfficialService-Public page describing public health-insurance situations for foreign nationals settling in France.
- Application to Open Health Insurance RightsOfficialService-Public page for the official S1106 public health-insurance rights-opening form and CPAM/MSA routing.
Housing search
- Apply for Social HousingOfficialVille de Lyon procedure page for social-housing applications and municipal housing-service routing.
- Apartments for Rent in Lyon 69000CommercialCommercial rental-listings portal page for apartments advertised in Lyon.
Getting around
- The TCL CardOfficialTCL page describing the personal transit card used to load Lyon public-transport tickets and subscriptions.
- All Tickets and SubscriptionsOfficialTCL page listing ticket and subscription products for the Lyon public-transport network.
Banking, SIM & utilities
- Individual Bank AccountOfficialService-Public page describing individual bank-account information in France, including identity and address-document references.
- Manage Water Subscription and BillsOfficialMétropole de Lyon page with Eau du Grand Lyon public water-service contacts and subscription/billing pointers.
Newcomer & integration services
- New ArrivalsOfficialLyon 8th arrondissement municipal page for new residents, local welcome moments, and contact with the mairie.
- International StudentsOfficialLyon Campus page for international students, including the Students Welcome Desk and administrative-orientation contacts.
Community & networks
- WelcomeCommunityAVF Lyon-Rhône community association page for people newly settling in Lyon and nearby areas.
- Meet Lyon's International Expatriate CommunityCommunityInterNations French-language community page for expatriates living in Lyon, including events and member networking.
Language courses
- Local Language Platform - Lyon 1st, 2nd, and 4th ArrondissementsOfficialDORA public-service listing for a local French-language orientation service serving residents in Lyon 1, 2, and 4.
- UFCS/FR Language Workshops: City of Lyon and East Lyon AreaOfficialMétropole de Lyon listing for French-language learning workshops located in Lyon 3e arrondissement.
Schools & childcare
- Enroll Your Child in SchoolOfficialVille de Lyon procedure page for first enrollment in a public school in Lyon.
- International School ComplexOfficialOfficial public-school site for Lyon's Cité scolaire internationale, including admissions and international-section information.
Safety & essentials
- Emergency NumbersOfficialLyon municipal emergency-numbers page listing local emergency, municipal police, health, and social-help contacts.
- Directory of Foreign RepresentationsOfficialFrance Diplomatie directory for foreign embassies, consulates, and other representations in France.
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Data sources and freshness
- CIA World FactbookYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: annual or as updated
- Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit)Years in this location: 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 | Levels: city-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat standard reuse policy | Refresh: annual
- GeoNames geographical databaseYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- Eurostat GISCO Urban Audit geographyYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat/GISCO reuse policy | Refresh: as GISCO publishes boundary updates
- Natural EarthYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: as Natural Earth releases updates
- NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normalsYears in this location: 2020 | Levels: centroid-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: on normals release cycle
- OECD city, FUA, regional, and local-area datasetsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: OECD terms and conditions | Refresh: annual or dataset-specific
- OurAirportsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- WHO Global Health ObservatoryYears in this location: 2021, 2023 | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: WHO data terms | Refresh: indicator-specific
- World Bank International Comparison ProgramYears in this location: 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: release-cycle
- World Bank World Development IndicatorsYears in this location: 2024, 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: annual or indicator-specific
- Global methodologyHow Global Beta scores and source labels are calculated
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