Bron
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 76.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bron (INSEE 69029) is in Rhône (69), part of Métropole de Lyon. Population 42,982 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/69029-bron
Vitality score
Vitality score 76.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 61 % of the 530 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.78 | 25 | 19.41 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.88 | 10 | 8.83 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
18 × Bakery (boulangerie) (J.C.2 SAS · SARL CHEVALLIER · PANINIOU PIZZA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUDISSA SMAIL · GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · GRAND FRAIS · BRON VIANDE · BOUCHERIE BEREKET). [3,4]
19 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SIGESS DISTRIBUTION · MONOPRIX · UTILE). [3,4]
8 × Supermarket (LIDL · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · 3H SUPERMARCHES). [3,4]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGERIE ROUSSETTE). [4]
70 × Restaurant (SOGOOD · LA TABLE DE GUY · VUMEZ). [3,4]
10 × Café / bar (LE FRANKLIN). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERRE COT · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA GARENNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ALSACE LORRAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PIERRE COT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA GARENNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE JOLIOT CURIE · COLLEGE PABLO PICASSO · COLLEGE THEODORE MONOD · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LA FOURMI). [3]
36 × GP (médecin généraliste) (AOUDA DEVILLERS, MÉDECIN · PAUL MICHON, MÉDECIN · MIKAËL YALCIN, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC MORIN, MÉDECIN · IRENE ASSOSSOU, MÉDECIN). [3]
12 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DREVET DRUART · PHARMACIE ROBIN MALACHANE · PHARMACIE LES ALIZES · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE LE BONHEUR). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (BRON LES GENETS LPR ESS SERVICE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE JEAN PREVOST · BIBLIOTHEQUE LES GENETS · POLE LECTURE TERRAILLON · POLE COLLECTIVITES). [3]
1 × Cinema (LES ALIZES). [3]
16 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE FELIX CHARRON · UNIVERSITE LUMIERE LYON II · GYMNASE ANTOINE MUGUET · GYMNASE ANDRE BOULLOCHE · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS). [3]
12 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BRON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 00297 · BNP PARIBAS PERSONAL FINANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
33 × Hairdresser (JENNA SAND · SARL REVELA TIFS · PASQUALI M · EVA). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HOTEL CAMPANILE LYON EST BRON EUREXPO · HOTEL RELAIS PORTE DES ALPES · HOTEL DAULY · HOTEL KYRIAD LYON EST BRON EUREXPO LE COTTAGE · NOVOTEL LYON BRON EUREXPO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 19 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 18 | J.C.2 SAS · SARL CHEVALLIER · PANINIOU PIZZA · BOULANGERIE MARIE BLACHERE | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | BOUDISSA SMAIL · GDV GESTION DES VIANDES · GRAND FRAIS · BRON VIANDE · BOUCHERIE BEREKET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 19 | SIGESS DISTRIBUTION · MONOPRIX · UTILE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 8 | LIDL · DISTRIBUTION CASINO FRANCE · ALDI MARCHE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · 3H SUPERMARCHES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | FROMAGERIE ROUSSETTE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Restaurant | 70 | SOGOOD · LA TABLE DE GUY · VUMEZ | INSEE BPE 70 / INSEE SIRENE 130 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 10 | LE FRANKLIN | INSEE SIRENE 10 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PIERRE COT · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULES FERRY · ECOLE MATERNELLE LA GARENNE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ALSACE LORRAINE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ANATOLE FRANCE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB JULES FERRY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB PIERRE COT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUB LA GARENNE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-EXUPERY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN MACE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE JOLIOT CURIE · COLLEGE PABLO PICASSO · COLLEGE THEODORE MONOD · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE LA FOURMI | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 36 | AOUDA DEVILLERS, MÉDECIN · PAUL MICHON, MÉDECIN · MIKAËL YALCIN, MÉDECIN · CEDRIC MORIN, MÉDECIN · IRENE ASSOSSOU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 36 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 12 | PHARMACIE DREVET DRUART · PHARMACIE ROBIN MALACHANE · PHARMACIE LES ALIZES · PHARMACIE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE LE BONHEUR | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | BRON LES GENETS LPR ESS SERVICE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MEDIATHEQUE JEAN PREVOST · BIBLIOTHEQUE LES GENETS · POLE LECTURE TERRAILLON · POLE COLLECTIVITES | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LES ALIZES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 16 | GYMNASE FELIX CHARRON · UNIVERSITE LUMIERE LYON II · GYMNASE ANTOINE MUGUET · GYMNASE ANDRE BOULLOCHE · LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DU BATIMENT ET DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 12 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE BRON · CAISSE D'EPARGNE ET DE PREVOYANCE DE RHONE ALPES · BUREAU 00297 · BNP PARIBAS PERSONAL FINANCE · SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 33 | JENNA SAND · SARL REVELA TIFS · PASQUALI M · EVA | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 53 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HOTEL CAMPANILE LYON EST BRON EUREXPO · HOTEL RELAIS PORTE DES ALPES · HOTEL DAULY · HOTEL KYRIAD LYON EST BRON EUREXPO LE COTTAGE · NOVOTEL LYON BRON EUREXPO | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5,6,7]
Trajectory
Population 39,232 (2012) → 42,982 (2023): 9.6 % over 10 years. [8,1]
Population 39,683 (1990) → 42,982 (2023): 8.3 % over 30 years. [9,1]
Dwellings (2023): 20,167, of which 1.6 % second homes and 6.8 % vacant. [10]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bron): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Food shop (Bron): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [11]
GP (Bron): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [11]
Pharmacy (Bron): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (Bron): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [11]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 31 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the VILLEURBANNE weather station, 3.1 km away at 177 m; the village itself is at 204 m. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at LYON-BRON, 3.4 km away at 202 m, over 30 summers. [12]
An average of 829 mm of rain a year, spread over 102 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at VILLEURBANNE, 3.1 km away at 177 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69029/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/e42d1024-a444-3703-932a-fa41a906d78a— “Marché Biologique de Bron”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2015-03— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/218ec282-8775-35f8-9920-1933a5c5e5ea— “Marché Forain Jean Moulin”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2024-12— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/cbdd3206-19dd-31a1-a73c-927975eafba9— “Marché Forain Liberté”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69029/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69029/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 69029/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 69029
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arras | 62 | 531 km N | 42,875 | 84.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 33 | 442 km W | 42,545 | 76.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 396 km NW | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 522 km W | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 8.7 km NW | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gagny | 93 | 393 km NW | 42,313 | 77.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 8.7 km NW | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Gagny | 93 | 393 km NW | 42,313 | 77.3 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bagnolet | 93 | 396 km NW | 43,086 | 79.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 41 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Villenave-d'Ornon | 33 | 442 km W | 42,545 | 76.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 88 % · humidity 71 % |
| Rezé | 44 | 522 km W | 43,556 | 80.8 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arras | 62 | 531 km N | 42,875 | 84.6 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Bron's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caluire-et-Cuire | 69 | 8.7 km NW | 43,597 | 75 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 8.2 km W | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 95 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vaulx-en-Velin | 69 | 5.0 km N | 53,069 | 82.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Décines-Charpieu | 69 | 5.3 km NE | 29,877 | 76.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Valence | 26 | 89 km S | 64,458 | 87.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Tassin-la-Demi-Lune | 69 | 11 km W | 23,200 | 66.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
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