Is Villeurbanne safe? France travel risk
Is Villeurbanne safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Villeurbanne scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Villeurbanne scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Villeurbanne: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km, frequently asked questions.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Found at 45.7667° N, 4.8803° E within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Villeurbanne is situated 392.9 km NNW of Paris at an altitude of 177 m.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
45.7667° N, 4.8803° E
177 m
Europe/Paris
162,207
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (France)
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: May (105 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 7° | 8° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 24° | 26° | 27° | 23° | 17° | 11° | 7° |
| Low °C | 1° | 0° | 4° | 7° | 10° | 14° | 16° | 16° | 14° | 9° | 4° | 1° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 53 | 80 | 94 | 105 | 94 | 80 | 66 | 85 | 90 | 94 | 77 |
Normals: Lyon (3.5 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Villeurbanne happened in June (2 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the France travel advice & laws.
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Questions travellers ask about Villeurbanne
Is Villeurbanne safe?
Villeurbanne currently scores 37/100 on our composite travel risk index (moderate risk; lower is safer). It already includes the current US State Department advisory for France (Level 2 of 4). Official advice can change quickly, so check it again shortly before you travel.
Sources: Travel Risk Calculator — Villeurbanne · Methodology
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