ONLYLYON Box
Discover all the essential resources to get to know Lyon and its region
Lyon’s Assets.
- History of Lyon
- Neighborhoods to live in
- Getting around
- Education
- Culture & events
Discover everything that makes Lyon and its region a great place to live and work through our general overview.
Public Transportation.
TCL (Lyon Public Transportation Network):
- 4 metro lines
- 2 funicular lines
- 7 tram lines
- Over 600 bus and trolleybus routes
The network serves 262 municipalities—nearly 2 million residents across more than 700 km².
Housing & Cost of Living.
Living in the Lyon region means choosing a pleasant, human-scale territory while maintaining strong purchasing power.
For an equivalent quality of life, the Lyon budget is on average 30% lower than in Paris.
Learn more about housing costs in the city of Lyon and surrounding municipalities.
Lyon Job Market.
Economic landscape, hiring outlook, markets, and key sectors.
International Education.
From preschool to higher education, the Lyon region offers several schools with international programs designed for children who are foreign nationals, dual nationals, or bilingual.
New Residents: Useful Links.
To help make your arrival and integration in the Lyon region easier, we have selected the most relevant associations, organizations, and blogs:
- Accueil des Villes Françaises
- American Club of Lyon
- Japanese Residents’ Friendship Association
- Association of Chinese Residents of Lyon & the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region
- Lyon–Québec Association
- Franco-German Association
- CityCrunch Saint-Étienne
- Latin American Cultural Center of Lyon
- FamilyCrunch Lyon
- Italian Cultural Institute of Lyon
- Lyon International
- Sortir Lyon
Lyon, the City of Light
Lyon, a city where life is good
Les carnets de Julie (a culinary TV show)
Des racines et des ailes (a cultural heritage TV show)