The number of inhabitants of Lyon is falling, that of Villeurbanne is increasing

Does the city of Lyon attract fewer inhabitants ? This is what emerges from the figures of INSEE demographic developments. Established at 1^is January 2022 – statistical deadlines require – these data become the new benchmark for number of inhabitants per municipality for 2025.

Fewer inhabitants in Lyon over one year, the city close to leaving the French top 3

Among the figures that call attention to, that of Lyon : its reference population declines to 520 774 habitantsa little less than last year. If she stays there third city in Francebehind Paris and Marseille, it is closely followed by Toulouse, the third municipality with more than 100,000 inhabitants and the most dynamic population.

The pink city, with 511,684 inhabitants in 1^is January 2022, benefits from an average annual growth rate of 1.23% over the period 2016-2022, compared to 0.16% for the capital of Gaulwhich notably suffers a negative migration balance (-0.57%): in summary, the number of people who entered the territory is lower than that of people who left.

Population: Villeurbanne, second most dynamic municipality in France

However, this dynamic does not affect the municipalities bordering Lyon. On the contrary. Villeurbannewith its 162 207 habitants au 1^is January 2022, asserts itself as THE municipality with strong attractiveness. Compared to 2021 data, it has gained more than 5,000 inhabitants.

In France, it is the second municipality with the highest population increaseswith an average annual growth rate over the period 2016-2022 of 1.42%. Ahead of it, Montpellier ranks in first place (1.45%), and therefore Toulouse behind it.

Villeurbanne benefits from both a positive natural balance (0.97%) and an increasing migratory balance (0.45%). This last data improves compared to the period 2011-2016, when residents tended to leave the city more than to join it (-0.7%).

Metropolis of Lyon: these cities which continue to attract residents

Other areas, further from the center of the Lyon Metropolis, show growth higher than that of the top 5 most populated cities:

• Sathonay-Camp reached 7,039 inhabitants, driven by a dynamic of +2.9%. It should be noted that this dynamic is tending to slow down, after growth of +6.9% over the period 2011-2016;
• Collonges-au-Mont-d’Or: 4,604 inhabitants (+2.1%);
• Cailloux-sur-Fontaines: 2,951 inhabitants (+1.9%).
• Saint-Didier-au-Mont-d’Or: 7,405 (+1.8%);
• Meyzieu: 36,437 (+1.7%).

The five cities losing the most inhabitants in the Lyon Metropolis

On the other hand, other municipalities continue to lose residents. The five which recorded the greatest decline are:

• Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d’Or (3,037 inhabitants, -0.5%);
• Feyzin (9,727 inhabitants, -0.3%);
• Saint-Genis-Laval (21,329 inhabitants, -0.2%);
• Couzon-au-Mont-d’Or (2 541 habitants, -0,1 %) ;
• Marcy-l’Etoile (3 711 habitants, -0,1 %).