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Triplandio Lyon guide covers 9 travel guides across 26 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 36 self-guided walking tours in Lyon with 221 POI, spanning 180.9 km in total. Get inspired by 17 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Lyon
City & Country Data France (Lyon)
Key travel data for Lyon — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 France
Cost
MID
Safety
52
Health
96
Lifestyle
64
Infra
91
Rank
#29
Score
61
Tourists
117.1M/y
GDP/cap
$49.0k
Life Exp
83.0 yrs
Population
68.7M
Currency
EUR €
Language
French
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Lyon
Coffee
$3.54
Beer
$6.00
Lunch
$15.00
Groceries
$35.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.96
Transit
$2.10
Fuel
$1.80/l
Internet
$28.66/m
Salary
$2,000/m
Best time to visit Lyon (France)
Now (July) avg: 23°C, mostly dry, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Aug & Feb.
Live Temp
…
~Day / Night Temp
28°C / 17°C
Sunrise / Sunset
6:04 / 21:29
Local time
9:40
Best Months 
Aug & Feb
Aug & Feb
J
Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Lyon —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A coarsely chopped offal sausage, a rustic specialty. Sweet fried pastries similar to donuts dusted with icing sugar. A fresh and creamy cheese spread with herbs. A smooth, rich liver mousse served as a spread or appetizer. A traditional French chicken stew braised with red wine. Slow-cooked pork shoulder flavored with mustard and herbs. A traditional apple tart with a hint of cinnamon. A creamy baked potato dish with cheese and garlic. Crispy pan-fried potatoes with onions and parsley. Sausage paired with hearty green lentils in a savory sauce. A sausage embedded in brioche bread, typically studded with pistachios. A hearty stew with beef, vegetables, and red wine. A traditional tripe dish breaded and fried to golden. A sweet tart filled with vibrant pink praline made from almonds and sugar. Pike fish dumplings served with a rich sauce. A dry-cured pork sausage seasoned with garlic and pepper.
Traditional Local Food
Lyon (France)
Main course
Meat
Andouille Sausage
Andouillette
ahn-DOO-yet
Dessert
Vegetarian
Bugnes
Boon-yeuh
Snack
Vegetarian
Cervelle de Canut
ser-vell duh kah-NOO
🥩
Starter
Meat
Chicken Liver Mousse
Mousseline de Foies de Volailles
moos-uh-LEEN duh fwa de vol-ai
Main course
Meat
Coq au Vin
kohk oh VAHN
🥩
Main course
Meat
Lyon-style Pulled Pork
Porc Effiloché à la Lyonnaise
Pawrk Eh-fee-lo-shay ah la Lee-oh-nez
🥦
Dessert
Vegetarian
Lyonnaise Cake
Tarte à la Lyonnaise
tahrt ah lah lee-yoh-nehz
Side dish
Vegetarian
Lyonnaise Potato Sauce Dish
Gratin Dauphinois
Gra-tah doh-fee-NWAH
Side dish
Vegetarian
Lyonnaise Potatoes
Pommes Lyonnaise
pohm lee-yo-NEHZ
Main course
Meat
Lyonnaise Sausage and Lentils
Saucisson Lyonnais et Lentilles
So-si-soh lee-oh-neh eh lon-teel
Main course
Meat
Lyonnaise Sausage and Pistachio Pastry
Saucisson brioché
So-see-sohn bree-oh-SHAY
🥩
Main course
Meat
Lyonnaise Stew
Pots de Lyon
Pot loh-nyoh
Main course
Meat
Lyon’s Marrow Bone Stew
Tablier de sapeur
ta-blee-AYr de sah-PEUR
Dessert
Vegetarian
Praline Tart
Tarte aux Pralines
tahrt oh prah-LEEN
Main course
Fish & Seafood
Quenelles de Brochet
keh-NELL deh broh-SHAY
Snack
Meat
Rosette Sausage
Rosette de Lyon
Roh-zet duh lee-oh
