Dept 69 Rank #87 / 96
Rhône
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Nearest city: Lyon TGV (hub)
🚄 TGV
Urban Lyon, Monts du Lyonnais rolling hills
Why this score · reflects your priorities
Rhône draws on a strong tourist draw, good rail links and decent sunshine, but steep property prices, higher crime and elevated hazard exposure weigh it down. Le Rhône s'appuie sur un fort attrait touristique, de bonnes liaisons ferroviaires et un ensoleillement correct, mais des prix immobiliers élevés, une délinquance plus marquée et une exposition aux risques élevée le pénalisent.
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Climate
Sunshine
2,095h/yr
Trend 2015-2025: roughly flat.
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Sunny days
169/yr
days >50% sunlit
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Rain days
107/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more rain days each year.
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Annual rainfall
685mm/yr
total volume
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Heavy rain
6/yr
≥ 20 mm/day
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Torrential
0.4/yr
≥ 50 mm/day
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Hot days >30°
41/yr
Trend 2015-2025: about 1 fewer hot days each year.
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Winter mildness
4/10
1.8 °C avg Jan low
Trend 2015-2025: January warming 0.3 °C per year.
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Wind
2.8m/s
annual mean
Trend 2015-2025: windier by 0.06 m/s per year.
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Muggy days
4/yr
TG≥22°C & HU≥70%
Trend 2015-2025: about 0.5 more muggy days each year.
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Avg max temperature · °C
6
J
8
F
12
M
15
A
19
M
24
J
27
J
27
A
22
S
16
O
10
N
7
D
2050 outlook TRACC +2.7°C · vs 1976-2005
Hot days ≥35°C ~+4 days · +6 so far
Tropical nights ~+21 nights · +5 so far
Frost days ~-24 days · -16 so far
Dry-soil days ~+28 days
Landscape
Landscape score
5/10
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Max elevation
3,114m
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Forest cover
22.7%
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Characteristics
🌾 Rural
Urban Lyon, Monts du Lyonnais rolling hills
Identity
Rhône is the birthplace of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (inventeur).
Notable figures born here
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — inventeurAndré-Marie Ampère — physicienKarim Benzema — footballeurAlexis Carrel — biologisteClaude Bernard — chimisteLouis Néel — physicienJean-Michel Jarre — compositeurÉric Abidal — footballeurJean-Baptiste Say — économisteMaurice Jarre — compositeur
Terroir & appellations
Rhône lies within protected appellation areas, including Bourgogne, Côtes du Rhône, Beaujolais.
BourgogneCôtes du RhôneBeaujolaisBeaujolais BeaujeuBeaujolais BlacéBeaujolais CerciéBeaujolais CharentayBeaujolais DenicéBeaujolais EmeringesBeaujolais JulliéBeaujolais LanciéBeaujolais Lantignié
Distinctions
Plus Beaux Détours de France (1)
- Jean Moulin
- Auguste et Louis Lumière
- André-Marie Ampère
- Claude Bernard
- Parc de la Tête d'Or
- Parc de Gerland
- Domaine départemental de Lacroix-Laval
- La Bonne Maison
Station classée de tourisme (4)
Risks
Safety score
3/10
Flood risk
High
% communes flood-exposed (GASPAR union)
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Fire risk
High
Copernicus FWI · fire-weather index
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Seismic exposure
Very high
% in a seismic zone (most of France is)
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Major risks present
⚛ Nuclear nearby Share of the department's communes listing each risk category
Earthquake Very high 99.6% p58 of 96
Severe weather Very high 99.6% p78 of 96
Radon Very high 99.6% p84 of 96
Flooding Very high 85% p77 of 96
Ground movement Very high 80.1% p53 of 96
Hazardous-materials transport High 62% p64 of 96
Dam failure Very low 19.9% p72 of 96
Subsidence & cavities Very low 12.4% p35 of 96
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Industrial hazard Very low 9.4% p82 of 96
Nuclear Very low 1.9% p73 of 96
Transport
Transport
9/10
2.0 h to Paris · TGV + closeness
TGV access
Yes
Direct TGV station
Highways
10
A6 · A7 · A42 · A43 · A46 · A47 · A89 · A432 · A450 · A466
Work locally
34.6%
work in own commune
Nearest hubs
🏙 Nearest city
Lyon TGV (hub)
✈ Airport
Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS) · ~38 km
🚄 To Paris via TGV
2.0h direct
🛣 Highways
A6, A7, A42, A43, A46, A47, A89, A432, A450, A466
Services
Healthcare
7/10
APL 4.0
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Schools
7/10
Brevet 90%
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Fiber coverage
97%
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Intl schools
16schools
International programmes available
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People
Population
1,812,928
#4 highest of 96
Density
557/km²
Urban
32 387
Pop trend
+0.7%/yr
+0.5 pts vs median · p83
Median income
$27,900
standard of living · $/yr
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Poverty rate
14.8%
below 60% of median living standard
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Unemployment
10.8%
active population out of work
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Tourism
1 bed per 59 residents
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Age distribution · % of population
0-14
18%
15-24
14%
25-39
15%
40-54
14%
55-69
18%
70+
21%
Office professionals
28.4%
cadres · engineers, managers, professionals
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Remote work
3.7%
télétravail · works without commuting
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Socio-professional mix · % of occupied workers
Office
Managers & professionals
28.4%
At-home trades
Farmers
0.5%
Artisans & shopkeepers
6.1%
On-site · services, health, teaching, manual
Intermediate professions incl. nurses, teachers
27.6%
Clerical & service staff
23%
Manual workers
14.3%
Real estate
Median
$4,110/m²
$2,010 $6,270
House $3,780 Apt $4,240
-3.5%/yr 2023–25
Median surface
—m²
Taxe foncière
32.82%
typical commune rate · TFPB
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Price distribution across communes · $/m²
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