• Lyon came second to last in a ranking of the least stressful cities in France.

    Justified or unjust?

    We have collected your testimonials.

  • The overwhelming majority of grievances relate to the difficulties of getting around Lyon, whether by car, bicycle or on foot.

  • However, the people of Lyon appreciate the cultural, economic and heritage quality of this large city, ideally located between the sea and the mountains.

On January 12, a ranking by

Figaro

devoted to the least stressful cities in France relegated Lyon to the penultimate place on the list, just ahead of Paris.

Criticized for its traffic jams, the omnipresence of urban noise, our good city paled in comparison, to the point of forgetting what made it the "first destination to visit in 2022" according to the World Travel Awards.

But what do its inhabitants think?

The readers from Lyon who responded to our call for testimonials did not mince their words.

“Lyon is a very stressful city!” says Sophie.

She needs to take Xanax.

In one week, I was able to witness three purse snatches, four bicycle accidents, not to mention the most unpleasant street harassment.

»

“Too much of everything” in thirty years

Murielle has seen many changes over the past thirty years, leading to “too much of everything: cars, people, noise, heat. We chose Lyon because it was a city well located between the sea and the mountains. So yes, at the beginning, access was easy, quick and very exotic. Today is a hassle, congested from late Friday afternoon. Plus, it's way too hot. »

Among the hundred testimonies collected, almost all deplore the difficulties in getting around.

For Jean-Charles, “traffic is terribly stressful with bicycles and scooters that do not respect the Highway Code or the basic rules of caution.

Parking has become a major problem in travel, which cannot all be done by public transport (disability, timetables, etc.)" Claude adds: "The public road has become a jungle: pedestrians no longer have their place between bicycles , scooter and other electric gadgets.

»

"Queen of traffic jams"

Cycling facilities have in turn become a source of stress, as for Georges: “Since the increase in cycle paths or the widening of these, it has become more problematic to drive a car in Lyon than in Saigon. Some of these lanes are constantly empty of bikes, others come in addition to two existing ones. »

"We're going to have to teleport soon!"

“, writes Monique, who deplores that Lyon is” the queen of traffic jams with works that last for months and months, public transport very clearly insufficient.

In addition, the city is victim, since the Greens, of a very important suppression of parking spaces.

“On the insecurity sometimes mentioned, Thierry remarks that, “in the peninsula, in the evening, the city has become dangerous”, listing “small verbal attacks, heaviness for single women and other traffickers towards the Bear Pit” .

A popular geographical location

Aren't these inconveniences the same in all the big cities of France?

Sandrine sees in it “the characteristic of large cities: traffic jams, population density, insecurity in certain districts… With this particularity that Lyon has of being on the holiday highway.

»

Nathalie does not find Lyon more stressful than any other city: “In terms of transport, safety, calm, there has been a lot of work done.

Putting benches outside, planting with flowers, trees, renovating the squares…” Nicole appreciates “its geographical location, the better sunshine than further north.

It's a beautiful city, full of different neighborhoods, with great heritage,” adding that “access to the countryside is easy.”

The least stressful metropolis in the East

Lenny even finds that “Lyon is the least stressful metropolis in the East. Many areas are pedestrianized, there are vast shopping centers and, above all, access to culture and incredible green spaces! Alexandra, who has lived in Lyon for nine years, says she does not regret her choice, enjoying “the advantages of life in Paris and the Ile-de-France without the disadvantages: an airy city, clean, less noisy, attractive on the cultural and economic aspects. The inhabitants are pleasant and much less speedy and embittered than the Parisians”.

Of course, Farah would like “to have a little less people, to have a little more peace, but I think I could not bear to live in the countryside.

All the advantages of the city (having everything nearby) make me accept the disadvantages without any problem!

Finally, for Delphine, it's quite simple, “Lyon is the most beautiful city there is!

Walks, restaurants, shopping, its monuments and its quays... and the list goes on and on.

His message is accompanied by hearts: enough to reduce stress for good.

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