🚇 Transport
TCL: 4 metro lines, 7 trams, more than 130 bus lines. The City Pass starts at 33.20 €/month for under-26s.
Lyon: 6,200 work-study openings and 180 training centres. Pharma & health, banking, digital, gastronomy and industry power the second largest student city in France.
Lyon is France's second-largest student city and one of its most diversified job markets. Its pharma and healthcare cluster (Sanofi, bioMérieux), banking core (Crédit Agricole, BNP Paribas), digital scene and historic industrial base together absorb thousands of apprentices every year.
The Part-Dieu and Confluence districts continue to attract corporate headquarters, while CFAs are spread across the city — a real plus for apprentice commutes thanks to a dense metro, tram and Vélo'v bike network.
TCL: 4 metro lines, 7 trams, more than 130 bus lines. The City Pass starts at 33.20 €/month for under-26s.
CROUS halls from 230 €/month, private studios from 450 € in the 7th and 8th arrondissements. The CAF APL covers up to 60% under the income ceiling.
See all housing aids →Pharma and biotech (1,200 openings around Gerland and Lyonbiopôle), banking and insurance (980), digital (820), industry (640), gastronomy and hospitality (510).
Tighter than in Bordeaux or Toulouse, but easier than Paris. The 7th and 8th arrondissements offer good value for apprentices, with public transport to the main employment zones in under 25 minutes.
One search, two destinations: the job and the degree. superalternance connects recruiters and active CFAs in Lyon.