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Pierre-Bénite is one of the cities recorded in France.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population10,601people1 Jan 2023Official source · Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)
Average gross salary3,752EUR/month31 Dec 2022District figureOfficial source · Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département
Recorded crime8,348incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025
PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · Collected source

Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Pierre-Bénite?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in FranceNational rates and thresholds that apply in Pierre-Bénite.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Pierre-Bénite. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Pierre-Bénite recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€43
Mobile plan, 10 GB€20
Net rent across major citiesPierre-Bénite highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pierre-Bénite highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Paris€26.30
Nice€20.43
Lyon€16.57
Marseille€16.30
Toulon€14.43
Toulouse€13.98
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Bordeaux€15.99
Lille€15.76
Strasbourg€15.57
Montpellier€15.49
Rennes€14.87
Nantes€14.50
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited42.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange Livebox Fibre14Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB19.99 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Orange 100GB mobile plan13Official · national market

Is Pierre-Bénite a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 40–70%
Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on housing · range 43–67%
Student45%strong on cost, weak on housing · range 33–57%
Family39%strong on family, weak on housing · range 28–50%
Retirement55%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–70%

Work and income

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average gross earnings3,752 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Les salaires bruts dans le secteur privé en 2022 – T401B: Salaire brut en équivalent temps plein, par catégorie socioprofessionnelle agrégée, région et département4Official · county

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Pierre-Bénite. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Pierre-Bénite. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Primary schools0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official
Schools1 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)5Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).

A country-wide rule for France; Pierre-Bénite's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Safety

How safe is Pierre-Bénite?

Police recorded about 8,348 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251

Recorded crime across major citiesPierre-Bénite highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Pierre-Bénite highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Lille13,488
Lyon13,026
Bordeaux12,429
Marseille11,857
Paris10,987
Montpellier9,636
Toulouse8,875
Rennes8,241
Strasbourg7,791
Nantes7,704
Nice7,577
Toulon6,973
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents8,348 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 20251Official · county

Mobility and administration

Pierre-Bénite's nearest airport was LYS, 21 km away and offered 77 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport77 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights12Official
Distance to the nearest major airport21 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)LYS3 Aug 2026OurAirports15Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Pierre-Bénite. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course

État français and OFII

For eligible non-EU foreign residents.

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DIAN language-training offer finder — Other

Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN

For people seeking French-language training.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Pierre-Bénite.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 4.1°C in January to 22.6°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 49.8 mm in January and 67.4 mm in July. Pierre-Bénite's average monthly sunshine was 71 hours in January and 288 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Pierre-Bénite?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source2

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceAnnual PM2.5 in Pierre-Bénite is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 1,975 cities with data, 626 have annual PM2.5 of 8 to under 9 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean11 µg/m³31 Dec 2024Collected source2Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 9 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 17.4 · May 21.5 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 28 · Sep 23.1 · Oct 17.7 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 7.7 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO7Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan 1.1 · Feb 1.4 · Mar 4.2 · Apr 7.2 · May 11.2 · Jun 15 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 12.8 · Oct 9.6 · Nov 4.9 · Dec 2 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan 4.1 · Feb 5.2 · Mar 9 · Apr 12.3 · May 16.3 · Jun 20.3 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 22.3 · Sep 17.9 · Oct 13.7 · Nov 8.1 · Dec 4.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 49.8 · Feb 41.6 · Mar 49.4 · Apr 68.9 · May 80.9 · Jun 74.1 · Jul 67.4 · Aug 65.5 · Sep 82.5 · Oct 99.8 · Nov 87.2 · Dec 53.7 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 71 · Feb 102 · Mar 173 · Apr 197 · May 223 · Jun 256 · Jul 288 · Aug 263 · Sep 204 · Oct 131 · Nov 78 · Dec 58 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In France: Reims ±2.1 °C. Elsewhere: Werl (Germany) ±2.6 °C, Saanich (Canada) ±2.6 °C, Ettlingen (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Germersheim (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Philippsburg (Germany) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Pierre-Bénite?

The published population was 10,601 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)16

MetricValuePeriodSource
Population10,601 people1 Jan 2023Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN)16Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Universities0 count3 Aug 2026Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)6Official

Alternatives for people set on Pierre-Bénite

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Pierre-Bénite from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near Pierre-Bénite

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Lyon Commuting Zone · 7.2 km away
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16.57 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2025-09-30
Saint-Fons 2.3 km away
Rent
10.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Saint-Genis-Laval 2.6 km away
Rent
11.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
La Mulatière 2.9 km away
Rent
11.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Irigny 3.4 km away
Rent
12.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Feyzin 4.4 km away
Rent
11.5 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31
Vénissieux 4.8 km away
Rent
10.7 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2024-12-31

Alternative cities in France

Other cities in France to compare with Pierre-Bénite, nearest in population first.

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La Trinité10,602 residentsTreillières10,600 residentsChantilly10,591 residentsArgelès-sur-Mer10,616 residentsPort-Jérôme-sur-Seine10,617 residentsVieux-Condé10,617 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Pierre-Bénite when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Is Pierre-Bénite part of Lyon?

Pierre-Bénite is in the published commuting zone of Lyon; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Lyon city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source3

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Pierre-Bénite?

The published population was 10,601 people in January 2023. Source: Populations de référence 2023 — populations municipales (PMUN).

Is the air quality good in Pierre-Bénite?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Collected source.

How safe is Pierre-Bénite?

Police recorded about 8,348 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique départementale de la délinquance enregistrée, 2025.

Is Pierre-Bénite a good place to live?

Pierre-Bénite may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Pierre-Bénite part of Lyon?

Pierre-Bénite is in the published commuting zone of Lyon; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Pierre-Bénite?

Lyon, Saint-Fons, Saint-Genis-Laval, La Mulatière, Irigny are near Pierre-Bénite. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Pierre-Bénite, France: population, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 44b054f1f1f77392aaeaaea56942830a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/pierre-benite/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_pierre-benite-france-population-salary-cost-of-living_c6afee62e44d,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pierre-Bénite, France: population, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {44b054f1f1f77392aaeaaea56942830a},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/pierre-benite/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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