Climate
Chambéry logs 6 hot days a year to Lyon's 31 — Chambéry wins by 25. Lyon also leads on frost days by 32.
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Lyon
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Chambéry has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
Lyon scores 3.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.6 sits well above Chambéry's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Chambéry has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Chambéry averages 9.2 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Chambéry breathes ~13% cleaner air (1.3 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Chambéry (83K) and Lyon (1.2M) are 14x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Chambéry the smaller; on land area Lyon spans roughly 7.3x more ground.
Lyon is roughly 10x the scale of Chambéry
Combined population & area comparison
City Scale Rankings
Chambéry
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Who Thrives Here
Lyon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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