Where to live in Lyon if you commute

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

What is the best area of Lyon to live in if you commute?

According to CityPulse: Saint-Just (95), Vieux Lyon (94) and Laënnec (92).

Lyon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Saint-Just	95 · excellent	Public green space
2	Vieux Lyon	94 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Laënnec	92 · excellent	Public transport frequency
4	Gorge de Loup	92 · excellent	Public transport frequency
5	La Duchère	91 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Mermoz	90 · excellent	Services on foot
7	Quarantaine	87 · excellent	Public transport frequency
8	Cité Internationale	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Vaise	81 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Pentes de la Croix-Rousse	81 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Serin	81 · excellent	Public green space
12	Valmy	81 · excellent	Services on foot
13	Monplaisir	79 · good	Services on foot
14	Gros Caillou	78 · good	Services on foot
15	Saint-Amour	77 · good	Services on foot
16	Sans Souci	77 · good	Services on foot
17	Les Girondins	77 · good	Public transport frequency
18	La Buire	76 · good	Services on foot
19	Gerland	76 · good	Services on foot
20	Le Pasteur	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
21	Les Brotteaux	76 · good	Services on foot
22	Le Bon Lait	75 · good	Services on foot
23	Ménival	75 · good	Tree canopy
24	La Croix-Rousse	75 · good	Services on foot
25	La Guillotière	74 · good	Services on foot
26	Audibert-Lavirotte	74 · good	Services on foot
27	Pierre-Scize	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	Terreaux	73 · good	Services on foot
29	Point du Jour	73 · good	Tree canopy
30	Part-Dieu	73 · good	Services on foot
31	Saint-Clair	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Saint-Irénée	72 · good	Tree canopy
33	L’Industrie	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Sainte-Blandine	72 · good	Services on foot
35	Champvert	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
36	La Mouche	71 · good	Services on foot
37	Jean-Macé	70 · good	Services on foot
38	La Dargoire	70 · good	Public green space
39	Confluence	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
40	Transvaal	70 · good	Services on foot
41	Château	70 · good	Protected cycle lanes
42	Perrache	69 · good	Services on foot
43	Bellecombe	69 · good	Services on foot
44	Préfecture	67 · good	Services on foot
45	Le Vergoin	67 · good	Public green space
46	Grange Blanche	67 · good	Services on foot
47	Montchat	67 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	La Villette	67 · good	Services on foot
49	Ainay	66 · good	Services on foot
50	Chevreul	65 · good	Services on foot
51	La Sauvagère	64 · good	Public green space
52	Les États-Unis	63 · good	Services on foot
53	Beauvisage	63 · good	Services on foot
54	Le Grand Trou	62 · good	Services on foot
55	Le Bachut	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
56	La Petite-Guille	61 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Saint-Rambert	61 · good	Public green space
58	Bellecour	59 · fair	Services on foot
59	Cordeliers	57 · fair	Services on foot
60	La Plaine - Santy	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
61	Jeunet	51 · fair	Tree canopy
62	Le Valmont	43 · fair	Public green space
63	Balmont	36 · poor	Tree canopy

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