Where to live in Toulouse as a student

Ranking of Toulouse's 87 areas with CityPulse's “Student” profile. What matters most: services on foot, protected cycle lanes, public green space and tree canopy. Preferred density: high.

What is the best area of Toulouse to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Saint-Michel (95), Monplaisir (92) and Saint-Étienne (92).

Toulouse areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Saint-Michel	95 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Monplaisir	92 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Saint-Étienne	92 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Les Carmes	91 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Jolimont	91 · excellent	Services on foot
6	Saint-Agne	89 · excellent	Services on foot
7	La Reynerie	86 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Patte d'Oie	86 · excellent	Services on foot
9	Saint-Aubin	85 · excellent	Services on foot
10	Bourrassol	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
11	Croix Daurade	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
12	Compans-Caffarelli	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
13	Le Busca	83 · excellent	Services on foot
14	Guillaumet	83 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
15	Empalot	82 · excellent	Services on foot
16	Bellefontaine	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
17	La Bourdette	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
18	Lapujade	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
19	Casselardit	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
20	Bagatelle	81 · excellent	Services on foot
21	Château de l'Hers	81 · excellent	Public green space
22	Borderouge	81 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
23	Fer à Cheval	80 · excellent	Services on foot
24	Rangueil	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
25	Montaudran	80 · excellent	Public green space
26	Roseraie	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
27	Cartoucherie	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
28	Saint-Cyprien	80 · excellent	Services on foot
29	Le Mirail	80 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
30	La Juncasse	79 · good	Services on foot
31	Sept Deniers	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Ancely	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
33	Bordelongue	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
34	Papus	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
35	Amouroux	78 · good	Services on foot
36	Capitole	78 · good	Services on foot
37	Les Izards-Trois Cocus	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
38	Matabiau	78 · good	Services on foot
39	Limayrac	78 · good	Public green space
40	La Faourette	77 · good	Services on foot
41	L'Ormeau	77 · good	Services on foot
42	La Terrasse	77 · good	Public green space
43	Amidonniers	77 · good	Protected cycle lanes
44	Les Argoulets	77 · good	Public green space
45	La Pointe	77 · good	Services on foot
46	Ponts-Jumeaux	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
47	Lafourguette	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
48	Arènes	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
49	Croix de Pierre	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
50	Pont des Demoiselles	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
51	Fontaine-Lestang	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
52	Périole	74 · good	Services on foot
53	La Salade	74 · good	Services on foot
54	La Cépière	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
55	Basso-Cambo	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
56	Purpan	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
57	Les Pradettes	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
58	Guilhermy	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
59	Soupetard	72 · good	Public green space
60	Arnaud Bernard	72 · good	Services on foot
61	Lalande	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
62	Négreneys	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
63	Pouvourville	71 · good	Public green space
64	Salade Ponsan	71 · good	Public green space
65	Grand Selve	71 · good	Protected cycle lanes
66	Saint-Simon	70 · good	Services on foot
67	Bonnefoy	70 · good	Services on foot
68	Sauzelong	69 · good	Services on foot
69	Les Chalets	69 · good	Services on foot
70	Monlong	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
71	Minimes	67 · good	Services on foot
72	Croix-Bénite	65 · good	Protected cycle lanes
73	Fleurance	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
74	Griffoulet	63 · good	Protected cycle lanes
75	La Barigoude	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
76	Côte Pavée	62 · good	Services on foot
77	Paléficat	62 · good	Protected cycle lanes
78	La Vache	60 · good	Services on foot
79	Moscou	56 · fair	Services on foot
80	Lardenne	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
81	Duroux	53 · fair	Services on foot
82	Tibaous	48 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
83	La Gloire	44 · fair	Public green space
84	Bonhoure	43 · fair	Services on foot
85	Malepère	40 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
86	Gramont	36 · poor	Protected cycle lanes
87	Sesquières	29 · poor	Protected cycle lanes

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources