Where to live in Tours as a student

Ranking of Tours's 34 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 Tours to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Grandmont (86), Vieux Tours (86) and Les Halles (85).

Tours areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Grandmont	86 · excellent	Public green space
2	Vieux Tours	86 · excellent	Services on foot
3	Les Halles	85 · excellent	Services on foot
4	Blanqui-Mirabeau	84 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
5	Cathédrale	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
6	Coty	82 · excellent	Public green space
7	Lamartine	82 · excellent	Services on foot
8	Les Fontaines	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
9	Montjoyeux	81 · excellent	Public green space
10	Beaujardin	80 · excellent	Services on foot
11	Monconseil	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Lakanal-Strasbourg	79 · good	Services on foot
13	Raspail	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Rabelais-Tonnellé	78 · good	Services on foot
15	Tours Centre	78 · good	Services on foot
16	Christ-Roi	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
17	Ecoquartier Monconseil	78 · good	Protected cycle lanes
18	Douets Milletière	76 · good	Public green space
19	Beffroi	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
20	Sanitas	75 · good	Services on foot
21	Europe	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
22	Sainte-Radegonde	74 · good	Public green space
23	Giraudeau	74 · good	Protected cycle lanes
24	Prébendes	73 · good	Services on foot
25	Paul Bert	73 · good	Public green space
26	Rives du Cher	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
27	Les Deux Lions	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
28	La Fuye-Velpeau	71 · good	Services on foot
29	Tourettes	71 · good	Services on foot
30	Grammont	70 · good	Services on foot
31	Kipolis	69 · good	Protected cycle lanes
32	Rotonde	60 · good	Services on foot
33	Gloriette	55 · fair	Public green space
34	Les Passes	50 · fair	Public green space

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