Where to live in Lyon if you work from home

Ranking of Lyon's 63 areas with CityPulse's “Working from home” profile. What matters most: public green space, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: low.

What is the best area of Lyon to live in if you work from home?

According to CityPulse: Cité Internationale (88), Saint-Clair (87) and Pierre-Scize (86).

Lyon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Cité Internationale	88 · excellent	Public green space
2	Saint-Clair	87 · excellent	Public green space
3	Pierre-Scize	86 · excellent	Public green space
4	Château	85 · excellent	Public green space
5	Saint-Just	85 · excellent	Public green space
6	Champvert	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
7	Serin	84 · excellent	Public green space
8	Saint-Irénée	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
9	Balmont	84 · excellent	Tree canopy
10	La Duchère	84 · excellent	Public green space
11	La Sauvagère	83 · excellent	Public green space
12	Gorge de Loup	81 · excellent	Public green space
13	Saint-Rambert	80 · excellent	Public green space
14	Le Valmont	80 · excellent	Public green space
15	L’Industrie	80 · excellent	Public green space
16	La Dargoire	78 · good	Public green space
17	Vieux Lyon	78 · good	Public green space
18	Point du Jour	76 · good	Tree canopy
19	Laënnec	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Le Vergoin	74 · good	Public green space
21	Ménival	74 · good	Tree canopy
22	Mermoz	71 · good	Services on foot
23	Jeunet	60 · good	Tree canopy
24	Confluence	54 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
25	La Mouche	50 · fair	Public green space
26	Les Girondins	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
27	Quarantaine	43 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Le Pasteur	40 · fair	Public green space
29	Les États-Unis	36 · poor	Services on foot
30	Vaise	36 · poor	Public green space
31	Le Bon Lait	36 · poor	Services on foot
32	La Croix-Rousse	36 · poor	Public green space
33	Valmy	36 · poor	Public green space
34	La Petite-Guille	36 · poor	Public green space
35	Pentes de la Croix-Rousse	35 · poor	Public green space
36	Gros Caillou	35 · poor	Public green space
37	Monplaisir	34 · poor	Services on foot
38	Audibert-Lavirotte	34 · poor	Public green space
39	Le Grand Trou	34 · poor	Public green space
40	Gerland	33 · poor	Services on foot
41	Le Bachut	33 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
42	Beauvisage	32 · poor	Services on foot
43	Sans Souci	32 · poor	Services on foot
44	Saint-Amour	32 · poor	Services on foot
45	Montchat	32 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
46	La Buire	32 · poor	Public green space
47	Transvaal	31 · poor	Services on foot
48	Les Brotteaux	30 · poor	Public green space
49	Grange Blanche	30 · poor	Services on foot
50	La Plaine - Santy	30 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
51	La Guillotière	30 · poor	Services on foot
52	La Villette	30 · poor	Services on foot
53	Terreaux	29 · poor	Public green space
54	Part-Dieu	28 · poor	Services on foot
55	Sainte-Blandine	27 · poor	Services on foot
56	Jean-Macé	26 · poor	Services on foot
57	Bellecombe	26 · poor	Services on foot
58	Perrache	25 · poor	Services on foot
59	Préfecture	24 · poor	Services on foot
60	Ainay	22 · poor	Public green space
61	Chevreul	22 · poor	Services on foot
62	Bellecour	18 · poor	Public green space
63	Cordeliers	17 · poor	Public green space

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources