Living in Les Fontaines, Tours
Les Fontaines is an area of Tours with about 4,485 residents. Its CityPulse standard score is 89 out of 100 (excellent): better than 88% of Tours residents, ranked 5 of 34 areas.
Strengths
- Public green space: public green space 2 min walk, large park 4 min walk
- Services on foot: food shop 5 min walk, pharmacy 5 min walk, doctor 6 min walk
- Playgrounds on foot: playground 2 min walk
- Protected cycle lanes: protected cycle lane 3 min walk
Weaknesses
- Public transport frequency: 16 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am from nearby stops
Who Les Fontaines suits
| Profile | Score | Rank in the city |
|---|---|---|
| Student | 82 · excellent | 8 of 34 |
| Family | 90 · excellent | 3 of 34 |
| Over 65 | 90 · excellent | 5 of 34 |
| Working from home | 79 · good | 4 of 34 |
| Commuter | 68 · good | 11 of 34 |
Services on foot
Walking-network distance for the area's typical resident (median).
| Service | Typical distance | On foot |
|---|---|---|
| Food shop | 436 m | 5 min walk |
| Pharmacy | 385 m | 5 min walk |
| Doctor | 457 m | 6 min walk |
| Nursery school | 367 m | 5 min walk |
| Primary school | 507 m | 6 min walk |
| Bus, tram or water bus stop | 272 m | 3 min walk |
| Metro or train station | 3,402 m | 43 min walk |
| Public green space | 122 m | 2 min walk |
| Large park (≥ 10 ha) | 350 m | 4 min walk |
| Playground | 186 m | 2 min walk |
| Protected cycle lane | 228 m | 3 min walk |
Greenery, air and transport
- 21.0% tree canopy within 500 m (city median: 10.1%)
- 7.3 µg/m³ of PM2.5, 2024 annual mean
- 16 departures per hour between 7 and 9 am (city median: 20)
- Medium density
Streets and squares in Les Fontaines
Allée Claudio Monteverdi · Allée Monteverdi · Allée Nicolas Denis · Allée de Venise · Avenue Beethoven · Avenue Mozart · Avenue Stendhal · Avenue de Milan · Avenue du Général Niessel · Carrefour du Lac · Impasse Johann Strauss · Impasse de Milan · Mail Francis de Miomandre · Place Charles Garnier · Place Claude Monet · Place Eugène Labiche · Place François Rude · Place Ingres · Place Johann Strauss · Place Jules Massenet · Place Sisley · Place Victor Jacquemont · Place de l'Amiral Querville · Promenade de Ségovie · Rue Bellini · Rue Champlain · Rue Charles Garnier · Rue Edgar Poe · Rue Jean-Baptiste Greuze · Rue Johann Strauss · Rue Jules Massenet · Rue Lord Byron · Rue Robert Vivier · Rue Rossini · Rue Shelley · Rue Verdi · Rue Victor Jacquemont · Rue Vincent d'Indy · Rue de Saussure · Rue du Général Aunis · Square Jean-Baptiste Greuze · Square Jean-Louis Forain · voie communale marchande Stendhal
Nearby areas
- Montjoyeux 96
- Grandmont 95
- Beaujardin 65
- Raspail 64
- Sanitas 55
- Rives du Cher 49
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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