Where to live in Lyon over 65

Ranking of Lyon's 63 areas with CityPulse's “Over 65” profile. What matters most: services on foot, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Lyon to live in over 65?

According to CityPulse: Saint-Just (99), Saint-Rambert (99) and Cité Internationale (98).

Lyon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Saint-Just	99 · excellent	Public green space
2	Saint-Rambert	99 · excellent	Public green space
3	Cité Internationale	98 · excellent	Public green space
4	La Sauvagère	97 · excellent	Public green space
5	Serin	96 · excellent	Public green space
6	Château	95 · excellent	Public green space
7	Saint-Clair	95 · excellent	Public green space
8	Gorge de Loup	95 · excellent	Public green space
9	Champvert	94 · excellent	Tree canopy
10	La Dargoire	93 · excellent	Public green space
11	Saint-Irénée	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
12	La Duchère	93 · excellent	Public green space
13	Le Valmont	93 · excellent	Public green space
14	Point du Jour	93 · excellent	Tree canopy
15	L’Industrie	93 · excellent	Public green space
16	Pierre-Scize	93 · excellent	Public green space
17	Vieux Lyon	91 · excellent	Services on foot
18	Balmont	91 · excellent	Tree canopy
19	Le Vergoin	89 · excellent	Public green space
20	Laënnec	88 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Ménival	88 · excellent	Tree canopy
22	Jeunet	86 · excellent	Tree canopy
23	Mermoz	84 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Quarantaine	83 · excellent	Public green space
25	Le Pasteur	78 · good	Public green space
26	Gros Caillou	75 · good	Services on foot
27	La Croix-Rousse	75 · good	Services on foot
28	Le Bon Lait	75 · good	Services on foot
29	Valmy	73 · good	Services on foot
30	Les États-Unis	73 · good	Services on foot
31	Vaise	73 · good	Services on foot
32	La Petite-Guille	73 · good	Public green space
33	Gerland	72 · good	Services on foot
34	Pentes de la Croix-Rousse	72 · good	Services on foot
35	Monplaisir	71 · good	Services on foot
36	Beauvisage	70 · good	Services on foot
37	Audibert-Lavirotte	70 · good	Services on foot
38	Le Grand Trou	70 · good	Services on foot
39	Le Bachut	68 · good	Services on foot
40	Transvaal	68 · good	Services on foot
41	Confluence	67 · good	Public green space
42	Sans Souci	67 · good	Services on foot
43	Saint-Amour	67 · good	Services on foot
44	La Buire	66 · good	Services on foot
45	Les Girondins	65 · good	Services on foot
46	La Mouche	65 · good	Services on foot
47	La Plaine - Santy	65 · good	Services on foot
48	Les Brotteaux	65 · good	Services on foot
49	Grange Blanche	64 · good	Services on foot
50	La Villette	64 · good	Services on foot
51	Montchat	64 · good	Services on foot
52	Terreaux	63 · good	Services on foot
53	La Guillotière	63 · good	Services on foot
54	Part-Dieu	61 · good	Services on foot
55	Sainte-Blandine	59 · fair	Services on foot
56	Bellecombe	58 · fair	Services on foot
57	Jean-Macé	58 · fair	Services on foot
58	Perrache	55 · fair	Services on foot
59	Préfecture	53 · fair	Services on foot
60	Ainay	52 · fair	Services on foot
61	Chevreul	50 · fair	Services on foot
62	Bellecour	45 · fair	Services on foot
63	Cordeliers	42 · fair	Services on foot

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