Living in Préfecture, Lyon
Préfecture is an area of Lyon with about 15,908 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 41 out of 100 (fair): better than 8% of Lyon residents, ranked 59 of 63 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 5 min walk, large park 19 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 2 min walk, pharmacy 2 min walk, doctor 3 min walk
- Public transport frequency: 179 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 2 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 2 min walk
Weaknesses
- Tree canopy: 2.8% tree canopy within 500 m
Who Préfecture suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 79 · good | 48 of 63 |
| Family | 58 · fair | 59 of 63 |
| Over 65 | 53 · fair | 59 of 63 |
| Working from home | 24 · poor | 59 of 63 |
| Commuter | 67 · good | 44 of 63 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 135 m | 2 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 127 m | 2 min walk |
| Doctor | 204 m | 3 min walk |
| Nursery school | 284 m | 4 min walk |
| Primary school | 211 m | 3 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 118 m | 1 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 451 m | 6 min walk |
| Public green space | 383 m | 5 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 1,536 m | 19 min walk |
| Playground | 194 m | 2 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 147 m | 2 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 2.8% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 9.3%)
- 10.0 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 179 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 67)
- High density
Streets and squares in Préfecture
Avenue Maréchal de Saxe · Boulevard Eugène Deruelle · Cours Lafayette · Cours de la Liberté · Impasse Molière · Parvis Renée Richard · Passage Coste · Passage Félix Benoit · Place Ballanche · Place Djebraïl Bahadourian · Place Edgar Quinet · Place Eugène Varlin · Place Marc Aron · Place Pierre-Simon Ballanche · Place de l'Europe · Pont Wilson · Quai Victor Augagneur · Rue Aimé Collomb · Rue Barrier · Rue Bugeaud · Rue Chaponnay · Rue Commandant Dubois · Rue Dunoir · Rue Duphot · Rue François Garcin · Rue Fénelon · Rue Gutenberg · Rue Jean Larrivé · Rue Le Royer · Rue Marignan · Rue Marius Audin · Rue Mazenod · Rue Molière · Rue Moncey · Rue Montebello · Rue Mortier · Rue Pierre Bourdan · Rue Pierre Corneille · Rue Pravaz · Rue Rabelais · Rue Robert · Rue Saint Jacques · Rue Servient · Rue Turenne · Rue Vauban · Rue Vendôme · Rue Villeroy · Rue de Bonnel · Rue de Sévigné · Rue de l'Epée · Rue de la Part-Dieu · Rue de la Victoire · Square de l'Ossuaire
Nearby areas
- Saint-Amour 61
- Les Brotteaux 57
- La Guillotière 56
- Part-Dieu 52
- Bellecour 29
- Cordeliers 26
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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