Climate
Les Sables-d'Olonne logs 0 frost days a year to Lyon's 41 — Les Sables-d'Olonne wins by 41. Les Sables-d'Olonne also leads on hot days by 30.
Les Sables-d'Olonne
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Cost of Living
Lyon averages $2,243/mo for balanced living; Les Sables-d'Olonne has no cost baseline yet.
Lyon
$2,243monthly · balanced
Mobility
On mobility, Lyon scores 3.8 vs Les Sables-d'Olonne's 2.3 (0–5 scale), with the biggest gap on public transit.
Culture
Lyon's culture score of 3.7 sits well above Les Sables-d'Olonne's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Lyon scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Lyon scores 2.8 on safety (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no safety baseline.
Career
Lyon scores 3.2 on career (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Lyon scores 2.7 on social & community (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Lyon scores 3.0 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Lyon scores 3.1 on family (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Lyon scores 3.0 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Les Sables-d'Olonne has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Les Sables-d'Olonne averages 7.8 µg/m³ (good) PM2.5 annually versus Lyon's 10.6 µg/m³ (moderate) — Les Sables-d'Olonne breathes ~26% cleaner air (2.8 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.
Les Sables-d'Olonne (16K) and Lyon (1.2M) are 74x in population — Lyon is the larger metro, Les Sables-d'Olonne the smaller.
Lyon is roughly 74x the scale of Les Sables-d'Olonne
Based on population (area data unavailable for some cities)
LyonLes Sables-d'OlonneCity Scale Rankings
Lyon1.2M74xLes Sables-d'Olonne16K1xWho Thrives Here
Lyon is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the clean air seeker.
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