Tours’s grades pull in different directions. The town’s overall C puts it #34 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. On that grade it does better than 30% of compared French towns. Safety lags (D): an average of 12.4 recorded violent incidents and 24.7 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is its strong suit: 96% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 45% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Tours with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tours.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More commuters in Tours walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns: 45.3%
Unemployment stood at 14.4%, above Indre-et-Loire’s towns (8.2%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Households’ median disposable income: €23,390 a year per consumption unit. Tours has 88,500 jobs for 58,300 working residents, 1.5 per worker.
45%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving50%
Public transport24%
On foot12%
Bicycle9%
Motorbike or scooter1%
88,500
jobs based in Tours, 1.5 per working resident
14.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,390
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A+
Walkability: better than 98% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Tours than in 93% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie figures for Tours show 4,889 offenses in 2025. The graded crime recorded most here was criminal damage (2025).
12.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage1,415
Theft from vehicles995
Other physical violence719
Family violence607
Burglary470
Sexual violence416
Vehicle theft245
Armed robbery22
Theft without violence2,397
Fraud1,058
Drug use586
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
12.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
4,889
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
A secteur sauvegardé since 1973, and 153 historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Relative to its size, Tours keeps 11 protected monuments per 10,000 residents. Part of the town has been protected as a historic area since 1973. The oldest protected building goes back to Antiquity. Among the classé monuments here is Ancien archevêché, actuellement musée des Beaux-Arts.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HousingCost of living C−
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Tours than in Indre-et-Loire’s towns or across compared French towns: €13.51/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median sale price was €2,916/m², above both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (€2,465/m²) and compared French towns (€2,430/m²). A house in Tours goes for €3,278/m², an apartment for €2,838/m². Houses accounted for nearly a quarter of sales, apartments for the rest.
€2,916/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Tours€2,916/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Indre-et-Loire median€2,465/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,278/m²
1,380
Apartments
€2,838/m²
4,714
€13.51/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.93 to €16.69/m² a month)
8
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.83/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€25,600
median annual income per consumption unit, Tours Métropole Val de Loire
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B+
Fewer deaths than expected: Tours is below 70% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Indre-et-Loire is 86.1 years for women and 81 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Its 21 care homes for older people (1,680 places) count their residents as Tours’; allowing for them, deaths were 19% below expected. 12,054 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 13,276: 9% below.
−19%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw91
Adjusted81
Median town88
Expected100
152
GPs in Tours · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chr Tours Hopital Annexe Pour Enfants Clocheville
1.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Regional Universitaire Bretonneau
86.1 · 81
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Indre-et-Loire, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
88.4% of candidates passed the brevet at the 26 collèges within 5 km, at the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 89% passed the bac pro, of 965 candidates at 9 lycées. At the lycées within 5 km of Tours, 95.3% passed the bac, near Indre-et-Loire’s towns (95.3%) and higher than compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #17 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire.
97%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Tours skews young, with 21% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than Indre-et-Loire’s towns or compared French towns
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, below both Indre-et-Loire’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Graduates make up 43% of adults.
34.8median age
ToursIndre-et-Loire medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
21%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education43%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Indre-et-Loire 51.8%, France 51.8%.
Ancien archevêché, actuellement musée des Beaux-Arts: Photo: Casper Moller · CC BY 2.0 · Ancienne abbaye de Marmoutier: Photo: Guill37 · Public domain · Enceinte de Martinopole ou de Châteauneuf: Photo: Arcyon37 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ancien palais des Gouverneurs: Photo: Eusebius · CC BY 3.0
Honoré de Balzac: Louis-Auguste Bisson, Public domain · Alain de Benoist: Simone Olla, CC BY 3.0 · Gabriel Lamé: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Bernard Lama: schuey from London, London, CC BY 2.0 · Abdou Diallo: Happiraphael, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Yves Bonnefoy: Joumana Haddad, CC BY-SA 2.5
Tours’ neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Tours
Is Tours safe?
It grades D for safety, #33 of 37 in Indre-et-Loire. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 470 burglaries and 1,415 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Tours good?
They grade B+, better than 65% of compared French towns and #17 of 40 in Indre-et-Loire. The lycée stands out: 100% of 240 candidates passed the bac at Lycée privé Sainte-Ursule in 2025, a point above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Tours expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Tours grades C− for cost of living.
About Tours
Commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire
Tours is a commune of 139,259 people in the Tours Métropole Val de Loire. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
