Climate
Cherbourg-Octeville logs 0 frost days a year to Lyon's 41 — Cherbourg-Octeville wins by 41. Cherbourg-Octeville also leads on hot days by 31.
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Lyon
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Cherbourg-Octeville has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Cherbourg-Octeville's 2.3 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Cherbourg-Octeville's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Cherbourg-Octeville has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Cherbourg-Octeville averages 7.6 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Cherbourg-Octeville breathes ~28% cleaner air (3.0 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.
Cherbourg-Octeville (57K) and Lyon (1.2M) are 21x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Cherbourg-Octeville the smaller; on land area Lyon spans roughly 8.3x more ground.
Lyon is roughly 13x the scale of Cherbourg-Octeville
Combined population & area comparison
LyonCherbourg-OctevilleCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M21xCherbourg-Octeville57K1xLyon256 km²8.3xCherbourg-Octeville31 km²1xCherbourg-Octeville
Lyon
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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