Living in Tours
In Tours, rent averages €13.51 per m² a month (2025) and unemployment is 15.2% (2022).
Population density was 4,016.7 people per km² in 2023. The unemployment rate was 15.2% at the end of 2022. Average high temperatures were 7.7°C in January and 25.9°C in July. The city covered 33.4 km² in 2024.
Pricier rent than 70% of French cities that publish it, higher unemployment than 79% of French cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 88% of French cities that publish it.
Which France-wide rules apply when you move to Tours?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
How much does it cost to rent in Tours?
Average net cold rent is about 13.51 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges.
Published average over existing tenancies; a specific flat can sit either side of it. Asking-rent series, where present, are separate rows in the table.
- Average net rent (nettokalt): 13.51 EUR/m²/month · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251
Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fitness club membership, monthly | 30.85 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 23.38 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Private kindergarten, monthly | 398.1 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Meal at an inexpensive restaurant | 12.94 EUR | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 19.99 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Orange 100GB mobile plan23Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 33.84 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| Basic utilities, 85 m² home | 137.5 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v228Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context |
| G02 Vacancy Rate Pct | 10,244 % | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE11Official |
| Dwellings | 91,615 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE12Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 77,928 dwellings | 31 Dec 2023 | INSEE12Official |
| Housing Vacancy Rate Percent | 11.18 % | 31 Dec 2023 | Logement en 2023 - Commune - France hors Mayotte17Official |
| Average net rent (nettokalt) | 13.51 EUR/m²/monthcountry median €11.60 | 30 Sept 2025 | "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 20251Official |
Is Tours a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
What does a 60 m² flat cost?
About 810 EUR a month in cold rent at the published average of about 13.51 EUR/m² per month, before heating and operating charges.
Heating, water and operating charges come on top, and a specific flat can sit either side of an average.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Tours?
The unemployment rate is about 15.2 % (2022).
- Unemployment rate: 15.18 % · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune14
Tours 15.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fibre-to-the-building availability | 97.51 % | 3 Aug 2026 | Arcep (Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques, des postes et de la distribution de la presse)4Official |
| Gigabit broadband availability | 98.52 % | 31 Mar 2026 | Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.10Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,597 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2022 | www.insee.fr27Official |
| Unemployment rate | 15.18 %country median 11.0% | 31 Dec 2022 | INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune14Official |
Unemployment rate fell 2.8% between 2013 and 2022, from 15.6% to 15.2%.
What does a salary buy in Tours?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentUtilitiesTransportInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions. | €1,981 |
| Rent, 60 m²€13.51/m² · official · "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025 · 2025-09-30 | − €810 |
| Public transport pass€34 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €34 |
| Utilities, 85 m²€137 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €137 |
| Internet€23 · market price · Global Cost of Living · 2022-12-31 | − €23 |
| Mobile plan€20 · official · Orange 100GB mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €20 |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €956 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Tours. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
France Travail — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Tours. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Family and education
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary School Count | 68 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)19Official |
| School Count | 136 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Éducation nationale (data.education.gouv.fr)19Official |
School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 3 to 16. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: UPE2A (unités pédagogiques pour élèves allophones nouvellement arrivés) + UPE2A-NSA variant. How to enrol a child (education.gouv.fr).
A country-wide rule for France; Tours's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP practices | 52 count | 16 Sept 2026 | Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract3Official |
| Hospital beds per 100,000 residents | 1,143 beds per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2011 | DREES / DGOS – Statistique Annuelle des Établissements de Santé (SAE) 20115Official |
| Hospitals | 9 count | 4 May 2026 | FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements7Official |
| Pharmacies | 47 count | 4 May 2026 | FINESS Extraction du fichier des établissements7Official |
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 875.3 per 100,000 | 16 Sept 2026 | Annuaire Santé — RPPS authorized-practice extract3Official |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Tours when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
How safe is Tours?
Police recorded about 7,176 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)8
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglaries per 100,000 residents | 517.7 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | FR-SSMSI-communal-20258Official |
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 7,176 incidents per 100,000country median 4,740 | 31 Dec 2025 | Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026)8Official |
| Violent crime per 100,000 residents | 1,419 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | FR-SSMSI-communal-20258Official |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Tours. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Contrat d’intégration républicaine (CIR) — Integration course
État français and OFII
For eligible non-EU foreign residents.
DIAN language-training offer finder — Other
Réseau des Carif-Oref and DIAN
For people seeking French-language training.
Climate and air quality
Monthly precipitation was 63 mm in January and 46.6 mm in July. Annual PM2.5 was 7.06 µg/m³ in 2024.
Is the air quality good in Tours?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
- PM2.5 — annual mean: 7.06 µg/m³ · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
hours
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Tours 7.1
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 12.04 µg/m³country median 14.8 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| NO₂ — latest reading | 12.67 µg/m³ | 15 Jul 2026 | Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.16Official |
| PM10 — annual mean | 12.16 µg/m³country median 14.2 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 7.06 µg/m³country median 8.5 | 2024 | 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.2Official |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 7.7 · Feb 9 · Mar 12.9 · Apr 16 · May 19.6 · Jun 23.4 · Jul 25.9 · Aug 26 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 17 · Nov 11.4 · Dec 8.1 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, TOURS, 1991-202018Official |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 6 · May 9.4 · Jun 12.6 · Jul 14.4 · Aug 14.3 · Sep 11.4 · Oct 9 · Nov 5.3 · Dec 2.9 °C | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, TOURS, 1991-202018Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 5.1 · Feb 5.6 · Mar 8.6 · Apr 11 · May 14.5 · Jun 18 · Jul 20.2 · Aug 20.2 · Sep 16.8 · Oct 13 · Nov 8.3 · Dec 5.5 °C | 1991–2020 | WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOURS26Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 63 · Feb 52.4 · Mar 48.7 · Apr 53 · May 57.7 · Jun 53.2 · Jul 46.6 · Aug 44 · Sep 51.8 · Oct 66 · Nov 69.3 · Dec 72.1 mm | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, TOURS, 1991-202018Official |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 68.4 · Feb 95.22 · Mar 148.8 · Apr 187.3 · May 214.2 · Jun 228.5 · Jul 247.1 · Aug 237.7 · Sep 191.3 · Oct 122.9 · Nov 78.9 · Dec 64.6 hours | 31 Dec 2020 | Météo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, TOURS, 1991-202018Official |
Annual PM2.5 fell 58.5% between 2013 and 2024, from 17.0 to 7.1.
Population and city profile
How many people live in Tours?
The published population was 139,259 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Tours (commune 37261)13
By nationality
National passport90.7%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 33.4 km² | 1 Jan 2024 | France city identity collection9Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 9.5 % | 31 Dec 2022 | Eurostat6Official |
| Foreign residents | 12,899 people | 2021 | Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT121Official |
| Population density | 4,017 people/km² | 31 Dec 2023 | Séries historiques en 2023 — Recensement de la population, base des principaux indicateurs, communes de France hors Mayotte25Official |
| Population | 139,259 people | 1 Jan 2023 | INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Tours (commune 37261)13Official |
Population fell 42.0% between 2013 and 2023, from 240,199 to 139,259.
Foreign residents rose 47.0% between 2013 and 2022, from 15,912 to 23,389.
International community in Tours
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population resident in France excluding Mayotte; INSEE RP2023 NAT; total age and sex · 2023 Census
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 139,259 | 100.0% |
| Français | 124,692.391 | 89.5% |
| Etranger | 14,566.609 | 10.5% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source15
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 1 count | 3 Aug 2026 | Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche (data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr)20Official |
Alternatives for people set on Tours
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Clermont-Ferrand as a Tours alternative in the same country
Better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 3.
- Rent: €12.49/m² Clermont-Ferrand vs €13.51/m² Tours−8%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,245 Clermont-Ferrand vs 7,176 Tours+15%
- Foreign residents: 12.0% Clermont-Ferrand vs 9.5% Tours+26%
- Hospital beds, per 100k: 1,361.4 Clermont-Ferrand vs 1,143.2 Tours+19%
- Empty flats: 9.6% Clermont-Ferrand vs 11.2% Tours−14%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,749 Clermont-Ferrand vs €2,597 Tours+6%
- Nearest airport: 6.0 km Clermont-Ferrand vs 5.0 km Tours+20%
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Tours?
The published population was 139,259 people in 2023. Source: INSEE — Populations légales 2023, Tours (commune 37261).
How much does it cost to rent in Tours?
Average net cold rent is about 13.51 EUR/m² per month (2025-Q3), excluding heating and operating charges. For a 70 m² flat that is about 945 EUR a month before utilities. Source: "Carte des loyers" - Indicateurs de loyers d'annonce par commune en 2025.
Is the air quality good in Tours?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.1 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation..
How safe is Tours?
Police recorded about 7,176 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Base statistique communale de la délinquance enregistrée par la police et la gendarmerie nationales, 2025 (géographie 2026).
What is the unemployment rate in Tours?
The unemployment rate is about 15.2 % (2022). Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune.
What is the typical salary around Tours?
The median gross salary is 2,597 EUR/month. Source: www.insee.fr.
Is Tours a good place to live?
Tours may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
How many people are in the Total citizenship group in Tours?
The official citizenship distribution records 139,259 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2023 Census. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 24). Tours, France: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 57156d8b924634b40f09006174d69449]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/tours/ Retrieved 2026-09-24. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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