Living in Saint-Priest
In Saint-Priest, rent averages €11.50 per m² a month (2024) and unemployment is 12.2% (2022).
The city covered 29.7 km² in 2026. Population density was 1,657.0 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 12.2% at the end of 2022. For Saint-Priest, annual PM2.5 was 9.8 µg/m³ in 2024.
Higher unemployment than 61% of French cities that publish it, more recorded crime than 83% of French cities that publish it and dirtier air than 87% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Priest?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Priest?
Average net cold rent is 11.5 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 11.5 EUR/m²/month · www.observatoires-des-loyers.org24
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 42.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange Livebox Fibre18Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan17Official · national market |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | 1,847 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE7Official |
| Dwellings | 23,005 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 20,903 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE8Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 11.5 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 — about the same | 31 Dec 2024 | www.observatoires-des-loyers.org24Official |
Is Saint-Priest a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 690 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of 11.5 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Priest?
The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 12.25 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11
Saint-Priest 12.3%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.32 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.6Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,749 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr23Official |
| Unemployment rate | 12.25 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune11Official |
What does a salary buy in Saint-Priest?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €2,082 |
| Rent, 60 m²€11.50/m² · official · observatoires-des-loyers.org · 2024-12-31 | − €690 |
| Internet€43 · official · Orange Livebox Fibre · 2026-09-30 | − €43 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,329 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saint-Priest. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Saint-Priest. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary School Count | 25 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
| School Count | 38 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)14Official |
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; Saint-Priest's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 206.5 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20113Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Saint-Priest 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.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Saint-Priest?
Police recorded about 6,678 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 communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 6,678 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)2Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Priest. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM10 was 18.1 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Saint-Priest?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Saint-Priest 9.8
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 40 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — FR NO2 annual mean 2024 (station Lyon Périphérique)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 39.35 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.13Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 18.07 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 9.8 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.1Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYON-BRON22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYON-BRON22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 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 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYON-BRON22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 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 mm | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYON-BRON22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 71 · Feb 102 · Mar 173 · Apr 197 · May 223 · Jun 256 · Jul 288 · Aug 263 · Sep 204 · Oct 131 · Nov 78 · Dec 58 hours | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station LYON-BRON22Official · nearest-station reading |
Annual PM2.5 fell 45.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 18.0 to 9.8.
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 Saint-Priest?
The published population was 49,229 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Priest (commune 69290)9
By nationality
National passport86.8%Foreign residents13.2%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 29.71 km² | 31 Dec 2026 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official |
| Foreign residents | 6,480 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT116Official |
| Population density | 1,657 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte20Official |
| Population | 49,229 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Priest (commune 69290)9Official |
International community in Saint-Priest
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 49,229 | 100.0% |
| Français | 42,432.462 | 86.2% |
| Etranger | 6,796.538 | 13.8% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source12
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 0 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)15Official |
Alternatives for people set on Saint-Priest
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Genas as a Saint-Priest alternative in the same region
6 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.
- Unemployment: 5.9% Genas vs 12.2% Saint-Priest−52%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,154 Genas vs 6,678 Saint-Priest−23%
- Residents: 13,421 Genas vs 49,229 Saint-Priest−73%
- Rent: €12.70/m² Genas vs €11.50/m² Saint-Priest+10%
- Nearest airport: 5.0 km Genas vs 3.0 km Saint-Priest+67%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,749 Genas vs €2,749 Saint-Priestsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 9.8 µg/m³ Genas vs 9.8 µg/m³ Saint-Priestsame level
Massy as a Saint-Priest alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 393 km, better on 3 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Rent cannot be compared like for like.
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 776.4 Massy vs 206.5 Saint-Priest+276%
- Rent: €20.08/m² (2025) Massy vs €11.50/m² (2024) Saint-Priestno percentage
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Massy vs 3.0 km Saint-Priest+100%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,317 Massy vs €2,749 Saint-Priest+21%
- Unemployment: 9.7% Massy vs 12.2% Saint-Priest−21%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,806 Massy vs 6,678 Saint-Priestsame level
- Residents: 51,729 Massy vs 49,229 Saint-Priest+5%
Cities near Saint-Priest
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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Is Saint-Priest part of Lyon?
Saint-Priest 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. Source5
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Saint-Priest?
The published population was 49,229 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Saint-Priest (commune 69290).
How much does it cost to rent in Saint-Priest?
Average net cold rent is 11.5 EUR/m² per month (2024), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 805 EUR a month before utilities. Source: www.observatoires-des-loyers.org.
Is the air quality good in Saint-Priest?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 9.8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Saint-Priest?
Police recorded about 6,678 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 communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Priest?
The unemployment rate is about 12.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Saint-Priest?
The median gross salary is 2,749 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Saint-Priest a good place to live?
Saint-Priest 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 Saint-Priest part of Lyon?
Saint-Priest is in the published commuting zone of Lyon; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.
Which cities are near Saint-Priest?
Lyon, Mions, Vénissieux, Corbas, Bron are near Saint-Priest. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Saint-Priest?
The official citizenship distribution records 49,229 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 29). Saint-Priest, France: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a4979d63c2e4e415f3a7d11f53d3c630]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/saint-priest/ Retrieved 2026-09-29. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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