NUTS-3 FRK26 · France
Rhône
Rhône generates €111bn of GDP across 1.9m residents. Its Opportunity Index of 67.5/100 puts it in the upper quartile of EU regions, led by economic scale and market access. Its economy has grown +4.2%/yr over five years and accelerating, with the employment rate up 3.3pp. On quality of life it ranks strongest for health (95th EU percentile) and weakest for safety (24.3th).
Long-run trajectory · EU percentile of real GDP per head, 1995–2024
Enduring leader87 → 89 EU percentile since 1995 (+2 ranks)
Yearly EU-wide percentile of real GDP per head (ARDECO regional accounts, constant 2020 prices, derived over population). 50 = the EU median that year; percentiles are scale-free, so decades are directly comparable. See the backtest for what long-run prosperity ranks do — and don't — anticipate.
Mandate pillar profile · EU percentiles (screener dimensions)
Demographic outlook96
Economic base92
Talent & skills90
Energy cost88
Resilience64
Connectivity60
Quality of life56
Growth momentum54
Digital readiness51
Cost advantage50
Labour market39
Governance38
Freight intensity31
Industrial base26
Air quality26
Each bar is this region's EU percentile on a screener pillar (higher = better for siting; cost & energy are inverted so cheap scores high). These are the exact weights you tune in the Site Screener.
Opportunity Index · composite triage (experimental)
67.5
/ 100 · blends growth, livability, market access & scale · 4/4 pillars
Growth54.2
Livability55.7
Market access61
Economic scale99
Equal-weighted mean of four EU-percentile pillars (deliberately orthogonal: growth=trend, livability=quality, market=distance-weighted demand proxy, scale=absolute GDP). Experimental — a screening triage, not investment advice.
Resilience Index · downside / risk lens (experimental)
63.5
/ 100 · higher = more resilient to downturns · 4/4 pillars
GDP stability74
Labour stability84
Diversification24
Demographic stability72
Inverse of GDP-growth & unemployment volatility (since 2008, incl. 2009/2020 shocks), economic diversification (inverse HHI) and population stability — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher withstands downturns better. Experimental.
Connectivity Index · transit · air · market access (experimental)
60
/ 100 · higher = better-connected · 3/3 facets
Transit density54
Airport access65
Market access61
Public-transport stop density, proximity to a major airport, and gravity access to surrounding economic mass — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = better-connected. Experimental.
Talent & Human Capital Index · skills base (experimental)
89.8
/ 100 · higher = deeper skills base than more EU regions · 4/4 facets
Young tertiary95
Lifelong learning81
Knowledge workers95
Scientists & engineers88
Young tertiary attainment (25–34), adult lifelong learning, knowledge-worker share and scientists & engineers — each EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = deeper talent pool. Experimental.
Clean-Air Score · air-quality livability (experimental)
25.7
/ 100 · higher = cleaner air than more EU regions · 3/3 pollutants
PM2.59.6 µg/m³
PM1016.7 µg/m³
NO220.7 µg/m³
PM2.5, PM10 & NO2 annual means from official monitoring networks, inverted (lower pollution = higher) and EU-percentile-ranked. Higher = cleaner air; ground-level ozone is shown separately. Experimental.
Quality of Life · composite (experimental)
55.7
/ 100 · EU-relative · 7/7 pillars
Economy71
Jobs31.5
Education89.5
Health95
Safety24.3
Connectivity52.5
Environment26
Equal-weighted percentile across 6 pillars vs all EU NUTS-3; lower-is-better indicators (crime, unemployment, mortality) inverted. Experimental — regional screening only.
Growth momentum · trend analytics
54.2
/ 100 momentum · EU-relative · 5/5 signals
GDP growth · 5-yr
+4.2%
CAGR, nominal
GDP growth · 10-yr
+3.8%
CAGR, nominal
Acceleration
+0.4 pp
5-yr vs 10-yr
vs country avg
+0.5 pp
inflation-adj.
Population · 5-yr
+0.5%
CAGR
Employment rate
+3.3 pp
5-yr change
Unemployment
-0.4 pp
5-yr change
Compound annual growth to the latest available year vs all EU NUTS-3; GDP is nominal EUR (“vs country avg” removes most national inflation). Screening signal, not a forecast.
Economic structure · gross value added by sector
Dominant: Finance · real estate · prof. · 34.8%Diversified · HHI 2442
Agriculture 0.4%Industry 15.7%Construction 5.4%Trade · transport · ICT 22.4%Finance · real estate · prof. 34.8%Public · health · education 21.4%
Share of total GVA (latest year). HHI = sum of squared sector shares ×10,000; higher means a more concentrated, single-sector-dependent economy (more cyclicality risk).
Trends · 2009–2024
GDP (current prices)
€111,379M2024
4.0% 1y 4.2% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 99
Real GDP (2020 prices)
€99,556M2025
0.8% 1y 2.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 99
Population
1,929,5212025
0.4% 1y 0.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 99
Unemployment rate
7.1%2025
4.4% 1y 1.1% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 76
Employment
1,107,0002024
0.6% 1y 1.8% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 98
Productivity / employee
€102,5402025
1.9% 1y 3.9% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 84
Gross value added
€99,527M2024
3.6% 1y 4.5% 5y CAGR
EU percentile 99
All indicators · 88 more metrics (Eurostat, all-EU)
Economy
Gross value added, total (current prices)
€99,527M
2024 · EU pctl 99
GVA — agriculture, forestry & fishing (A)
€406M
2024 · EU pctl 82
GVA — industry (B–E)
€15,582M
2024 · EU pctl 98
GVA — manufacturing (C)
€11,524M
2024 · EU pctl 98
GVA — construction (F)
€5,378M
2024 · EU pctl 99
GVA — wholesale/retail, transport, ICT (G–J)
€22,265M
2024 · EU pctl 98
Net disposable household income per capita (NUTS-2 source)
€24,600
2023 · EU pctl 50 · NUTS-2 src
GDP per capita in PPS (purchasing-power adjusted)
53,100 PPS
2024 · EU pctl 92
GDP per capita (current prices, EUR)
€57,600
2024 · EU pctl 90
Gross fixed capital formation — investment (total economy)
€66,409M
2024 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Investment in manufacturing capex (GFCF, NACE C)
€8,444M
2024 · EU pctl 91 · NUTS-2 src
Compensation of employees (total wage bill)
€150,675M
2024 · EU pctl 96 · NUTS-2 src
GVA — real estate activities (L)
€11,241M
2024 · EU pctl 99
GVA — information & communication (J)
€7,167M
2024 · EU pctl 96
GVA — finance, real estate & professional (K–N)
€34,641M
2024 · EU pctl 99
GVA — public admin, health & education (O–U)
€21,255M
2024 · EU pctl 99
Real GDP (constant 2020 prices, incl. short-term forecast)
€99,556M
2025 · EU pctl 99
Labour productivity per person employed (EUR)
€102,540
2025 · EU pctl 84
Gross fixed capital formation, NUTS-3 (ARDECO)
€25,127M
2025 · EU pctl 98
Labour market
Employment, total persons
1,107,000
2024 · EU pctl 98
Self-employed persons
103,200
2024 · EU pctl 97
Employment in manufacturing (C)
94,000
2024 · EU pctl 98
Activity rate, 15–64 (NUTS-2 source)
77.4%
2025 · EU pctl 47 · NUTS-2 src
Youth unemployment rate (15–24)
16.9%
2025 · EU pctl 60 · NUTS-2 src
Unemployment rate 15-74, NUTS-3 native (ARDECO)
7.1%
2025 · EU pctl 76
Labour force aged 15+ (ARDECO)
971,400
2025 · EU pctl 98
Business demography
Active enterprises (business economy, all sizes)
178,069
2023 · EU pctl 98
Enterprise births
26,304
2023 · EU pctl 99
Enterprise deaths
20,825
2023 · EU pctl 99
3-year enterprise survival rate
7.4%
2023 · EU pctl 99
Innovation & R&D
R&D expenditure as % of GDP
3.0%
2023 · EU pctl 84 · NUTS-2 src
Employment in high-tech sectors (% of total)
5.6%
2025 · EU pctl 73 · NUTS-2 src
R&D personnel (% of active population, FTE)
2.2%
2023 · EU pctl 85 · NUTS-2 src
Education
Tertiary education attainment, age 25–64
49.4%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Tertiary attainment, age 25–34 (young talent pool)
60.1%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Adult participation in learning, age 25–64 (last 4 weeks)
17.4%
2025 · EU pctl 81 · NUTS-2 src
Knowledge workers — tertiary-educated & in science/tech (% of labour force)
34.0%
2025 · EU pctl 95 · NUTS-2 src
Scientists & engineers (% of labour force)
11.9%
2025 · EU pctl 88 · NUTS-2 src
Digital
Households with internet access
95.6%
2025 · EU pctl 51 · NUTS-2 src
Tourism
Nights spent at tourist accommodation (total)
8,279,966
2025 · EU pctl 93
Mobility
Distinct public-transport stop locations within the region (GTFS feeds, deduplicated across overlapping feeds by coordinate). A measure of transit-network extent.
8,452
CURRENT · EU pctl 99
Road freight loaded (annual, thousand tonnes)
39,769 kt
2025 · EU pctl 98
Motorway density (km per 1,000 km²)
29 km/1000km²
2024 · EU pctl 65 · NUTS-2 src
Public-transport stops per 100,000 inhabitants — transit service density relative to population (GTFS feeds, coordinate-deduplicated).
438
CURRENT · EU pctl 54
Distance from the region centroid to the nearest major (large) airport, in km - air-connectivity accessibility. Lower is better.
41
CURRENT · EU pctl 35
Number of major (large) airports within 100 km of the region centroid - air-hub catchment richness.
1
CURRENT · EU pctl 15
Demography
Population aged 15–64 (working age)
1,250,707
2025 · EU pctl 99
Population aged 65+
351,380
2025 · EU pctl 98
Population aged under 15
327,434
2025 · EU pctl 99
Median age of population
38.5 yrs
2025 · EU pctl 1
Old-age dependency ratio (65+ / 15–64)
28.1%
2025 · EU pctl 8
Crude rate of total population change
3.8 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 69
Crude rate of net migration plus adjustment
-0.3 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 13
Crude birth rate
11.1 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 99
Crude death rate
7.0 /1k
2024 · EU pctl 3
Live births
21,420
2024 · EU pctl 99
Deaths
13,529
2024 · EU pctl 97
Total age-dependency ratio (young+old / 15-64)
54.3%
2025 · EU pctl 18
Total fertility rate (births per woman)
1.58
2024 · EU pctl 85
Population density (persons per km²)
597 /km²
2024 · EU pctl 85
Projected population, 2030–2040 (EUROPOP2019 baseline)
2,401,553
2100 · EU pctl 99
Health
Hospital beds per 100k inhabitants
511 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 56 · NUTS-2 src
Mortality, all causes (age-standardised rate)
771 /100k
2021 · EU pctl 2 · NUTS-2 src
Cancer mortality (age-standardised rate)
204 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 12 · NUTS-2 src
Safety & crime
Intentional homicides per 100k inhabitants
1.1 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 74
Robberies per 100k inhabitants
164 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 98
Burglaries per 100k inhabitants
760 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 97
Thefts per 100k inhabitants
3,343 /100k
2024 · EU pctl 99
Road traffic deaths per million inhabitants
47 /M pop
2024 · EU pctl 54 · NUTS-2 src
Governance & institutions
Government effectiveness, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.46
2022 · EU pctl 44
Regulatory quality, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.27
2022 · EU pctl 39
Rule of law, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.02
2022 · EU pctl 37
Control of corruption, WGI score -2.5..2.5 (country)
1.39
2022 · EU pctl 43
Political stability & absence of violence, WGI score (country)
0.02
2022 · EU pctl 0
Energy
Industrial electricity price, 2-20 GWh band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.107/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 12
Industrial gas price, 10-100k GJ band, excl. taxes (national)
€0.053/kWh
2025-S2 · EU pctl 44
Climate
Elevation at region centroid (Copernicus DEM)
377 m
CURRENT · EU pctl 71
Hot days ≥30°C (avg per year)
23 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 79
Frost days ≤0°C (avg per year)
50 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 40
Heavy-precipitation days ≥20mm (avg per year)
5 days/yr
CLIM_2014_2023 · EU pctl 68
Environment
PM10 (coarse particulate matter) annual mean concentration — mean across EEA air-quality monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
17
2024 · EU pctl 65
NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) annual mean concentration — a traffic / combustion pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data). Lower is better.
21
2024 · EU pctl 89
O3 (ground-level ozone) annual mean concentration — a summer-smog pollutant; mean across EEA monitoring stations within the region (verified E1a data).
49
2024 · EU pctl 26
Industrial facilities per 100k inhabitants (E-PRTR)
144 /100k
2023 · EU pctl 92
Population in the 100-year river floodplain (% of residents, EFAS × census grid)
14.9%
2021 · EU pctl 94
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