Where to live in Lyon with a family

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

What is the best area of Lyon to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Cité Internationale (99), Château (96) and La Duchère (95).

Lyon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Cité Internationale	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Château	96 · excellent	Public green space
3	La Duchère	95 · excellent	Public green space
4	Saint-Rambert	94 · excellent	Public green space
5	Champvert	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
6	Gorge de Loup	93 · excellent	Public green space
7	Vieux Lyon	92 · excellent	Public green space
8	Pierre-Scize	91 · excellent	Public green space
9	La Sauvagère	90 · excellent	Public green space
10	Le Valmont	90 · excellent	Public green space
11	Serin	90 · excellent	Public green space
12	Saint-Just	89 · excellent	Public green space
13	Laënnec	89 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
14	Saint-Clair	89 · excellent	Public green space
15	L’Industrie	88 · excellent	Public green space
16	Point du Jour	87 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
17	Mermoz	85 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
18	La Dargoire	85 · excellent	Public green space
19	Le Vergoin	84 · excellent	Public green space
20	Le Pasteur	83 · excellent	Public green space
21	Ménival	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
22	Saint-Irénée	80 · excellent	Tree canopy
23	Quarantaine	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
24	Les États-Unis	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
25	La Croix-Rousse	78 · good	Public green space
26	Valmy	78 · good	Public green space
27	Le Bon Lait	78 · good	Playgrounds on foot
28	Pentes de la Croix-Rousse	77 · good	Public green space
29	Gros Caillou	77 · good	Public green space
30	La Petite-Guille	76 · good	Public green space
31	Balmont	76 · good	Tree canopy
32	Vaise	75 · good	Public green space
33	Monplaisir	75 · good	Playgrounds on foot
34	Le Grand Trou	74 · good	Public green space
35	Audibert-Lavirotte	74 · good	Public green space
36	Le Bachut	73 · good	Playgrounds on foot
37	Sans Souci	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
38	Saint-Amour	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
39	Gerland	72 · good	Playgrounds on foot
40	La Buire	72 · good	Public green space
41	Les Girondins	71 · good	Playgrounds on foot
42	Montchat	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
43	Confluence	70 · good	Playgrounds on foot
44	Les Brotteaux	70 · good	Public green space
45	La Guillotière	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
46	Transvaal	68 · good	Playgrounds on foot
47	La Plaine - Santy	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Terreaux	68 · good	Public green space
49	La Villette	67 · good	Playgrounds on foot
50	Jeunet	67 · good	Tree canopy
51	Grange Blanche	67 · good	Services on foot
52	La Mouche	66 · good	Public green space
53	Part-Dieu	66 · good	Playgrounds on foot
54	Beauvisage	66 · good	Services on foot
55	Sainte-Blandine	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
56	Jean-Macé	63 · good	Playgrounds on foot
57	Bellecombe	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
58	Perrache	61 · good	Playgrounds on foot
59	Préfecture	58 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
60	Ainay	57 · fair	Public green space
61	Chevreul	55 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
62	Bellecour	47 · fair	Public green space
63	Cordeliers	43 · fair	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