Where to live in Lyon as a student

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

What is the best area of Lyon to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Le Pasteur (95), Pentes de la Croix-Rousse (91) and Gros Caillou (91).

Lyon areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Le Pasteur	95 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
2	Pentes de la Croix-Rousse	91 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Gros Caillou	91 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Audibert-Lavirotte	90 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Monplaisir	89 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Les États-Unis	89 · excellent	Services on foot
7	La Croix-Rousse	88 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Valmy	88 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Le Grand Trou	88 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Saint-Amour	88 · excellent	Services on foot
11	La Buire	88 · excellent	Services on foot
12	Le Bachut	88 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Cité Internationale	87 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
14	Le Bon Lait	87 · excellent	Services on foot
15	Les Brotteaux	87 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Serin	87 · excellent	Public green space
17	Château	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Vieux Lyon	86 · excellent	Services on foot
19	Saint-Clair	86 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Sans Souci	86 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Beauvisage	86 · excellent	Services on foot
22	La Duchère	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	La Petite-Guille	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
24	Champvert	85 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Vaise	85 · excellent	Services on foot
26	Mermoz	85 · excellent	Services on foot
27	La Guillotière	84 · excellent	Services on foot
28	Part-Dieu	84 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Laënnec	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	L’Industrie	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
31	Terreaux	84 · excellent	Services on foot
32	Pierre-Scize	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
33	Saint-Irénée	83 · excellent	Tree canopy
34	Transvaal	83 · excellent	Services on foot
35	Quarantaine	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
36	Saint-Just	83 · excellent	Public green space
37	Gerland	83 · excellent	Services on foot
38	Montchat	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
39	La Villette	82 · excellent	Services on foot
40	Sainte-Blandine	82 · excellent	Services on foot
41	Gorge de Loup	82 · excellent	Public green space
42	Jean-Macé	82 · excellent	Services on foot
43	La Sauvagère	81 · excellent	Public green space
44	Balmont	81 · excellent	Tree canopy
45	Le Valmont	79 · good	Public green space
46	Bellecombe	79 · good	Services on foot
47	Les Girondins	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Préfecture	79 · good	Services on foot
49	Perrache	78 · good	Services on foot
50	Le Vergoin	78 · good	Public green space
51	Ainay	78 · good	Services on foot
52	Saint-Rambert	76 · good	Public green space
53	La Plaine - Santy	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
54	Chevreul	76 · good	Services on foot
55	Grange Blanche	75 · good	Services on foot
56	Confluence	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	La Mouche	74 · good	Services on foot
58	Bellecour	73 · good	Services on foot
59	Ménival	73 · good	Tree canopy
60	La Dargoire	73 · good	Public green space
61	Point du Jour	72 · good	Tree canopy
62	Cordeliers	71 · good	Services on foot
63	Jeunet	59 · fair	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