Tours
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 92.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 83 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Tours (INSEE 37261) is in Indre-et-Loire (37), part of Tours Métropole Val de Loire. Population 139,259 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/37261-tours
Vitality score
Vitality score 92.9/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 83 % of the 103 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.99 | 25 | 24.74 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.96 |
| Health | 1 | 10 | 9.98 |
| Public & culture | 0.78 | 5 | 3.92 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.75 |
| Housing mix | 0.92 | 5 | 4.62 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
68 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · SARL DELAUNAY NATIONALE · L'ARRET DES GOURMETS · LE FOURNIL DE CHRISTINE ET CHRISTOP · SO.MET). [3,4]
28 × Butcher (boucherie) (TANA · LA CRIEE DE LA BOUCHERIE · LA RESERVE · CHARCUTERIE HARDOUIN · SAS MGAC). [3,4]
59 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FONDIS SA · COCCI MARKET · KELA · AMROUCH LAHCEN · PROXI SERVICE). [3,4]
30 × Supermarket (TOURS GRENIER NATURE · COOP NATURE · LIDL · SOPRINTOURS · ROCHALLARD). [3,4]
5 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (AROME CREMERIE FROMAGERIE · FROMAGERIE ARTISANALE DE VERETZ · LES FROMAGES DE CAMILLE · LA PASSION DU FROMAGE). [4]
4 × Fishmonger (PARCS SAINT KERBER · SAVEURS OCEANES CHEZ MIGUEL · POISSONNERIE CHEZ BOUBOU · KILIC). [3,4]
506 × Restaurant (L'ANNEXE · SARL HOTEL D'AUMONT · BUFFALO GRILL · BISTROT DE LA TRANCHEE). [3,4]
174 × Café / bar (MEEBLE CAFE · BARLAB · LE BARON · LE TIPARILLO · LE SAPAILLE). [4]
24 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ABEILLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALAIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL PASTEUR LA ROTONDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CH PEGUY). [3]
44 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ARTHUR RIMBAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN GIRAUDOUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE F.MISTRAL). [3]
19 × Collège (COLLEGE PIERRE DE RONSARD · COLLEGE MICHELET · COLLEGE ANATOLE FRANCE · COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS · COLLEGE JULES FERRY). [3]
149 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOIS JOUSSELIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN MARTIN, MÉDECIN · DIDIER PASQUET, MÉDECIN · ALIZEE ROUSSEAU-TRAPY, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND PINEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
44 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE BRIAND BETTLER · PHARMACIE DU SANITAS · PHARMACIE DE LA PETITE ARCHE · PHARMACIE PLANTET · PHARMACIE BEAUJARDIN). [3,4]
22 × Post office / agence postale (TOURS PAUL BERT RP · TOURS SAINTE RADEGONDE RP · TOURS CARREFOUR EXPRESS COLBERT RP · TOURS VERDUN RP · TOURS LA ROTONDE RP). [3]
8 × Library (BERGEONNERIE · BIBLIOTHEQUE CENTRALE · RIVES DU CHER · MEDIATHEQUE FRANÇOIS-MITTERRAND · ROTONDE). [3]
4 × Cinema (MEGA CGR 2 LIONS · MEGA CGR CENTRE · STUDIO DES URSULINES · PATHE TOURS). [3]
30 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHOISEUL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA ROTONDE · LYCEE GRANDMONT A VOIR APRES 2012 · SALLE DE SPORT CAMEO · LE FIVE TOURS). [3]
84 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CGD · CCF TOURS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE TOURS LES HALLES). [3]
175 × Hairdresser (ACT'9 · CARPY · CARPY COIFFEUR · GERANCE REALITE). [3,4]
12 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
41 × Hotel (CHÂTEAU BELMONT THE CREST COLLECTION · HOTEL DU CYGNE · HOTEL DE ROSNY · IBIS BUDGET · NOVOTEL TOURS CENTRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 11 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Butcher (boucherie), 12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 6 × Supermarket, 117 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 3 × GP (médecin généraliste), 4 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 32 × Hairdresser, 8 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 68 | JC MENARD CHOCOLATERIE · SARL DELAUNAY NATIONALE · L'ARRET DES GOURMETS · LE FOURNIL DE CHRISTINE ET CHRISTOP · SO.MET | INSEE BPE 68 / INSEE SIRENE 73 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 28 | TANA · LA CRIEE DE LA BOUCHERIE · LA RESERVE · CHARCUTERIE HARDOUIN · SAS MGAC | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 29 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 59 | FONDIS SA · COCCI MARKET · KELA · AMROUCH LAHCEN · PROXI SERVICE | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 89 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 30 | TOURS GRENIER NATURE · COOP NATURE · LIDL · SOPRINTOURS · ROCHALLARD | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 36 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 5 | AROME CREMERIE FROMAGERIE · FROMAGERIE ARTISANALE DE VERETZ · LES FROMAGES DE CAMILLE · LA PASSION DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 4 | PARCS SAINT KERBER · SAVEURS OCEANES CHEZ MIGUEL · POISSONNERIE CHEZ BOUBOU · KILIC | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 506 | L'ANNEXE · SARL HOTEL D'AUMONT · BUFFALO GRILL · BISTROT DE LA TRANCHEE | INSEE BPE 506 / INSEE SIRENE 732 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 174 | MEEBLE CAFE · BARLAB · LE BARON · LE TIPARILLO · LE SAPAILLE | INSEE SIRENE 174 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 24 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ABEILLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ALAIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBL PASTEUR LA ROTONDE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CH PEGUY | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 44 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ARTHUR RIMBAUD · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE JEAN GIRAUDOUX · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PAUL BERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES PEGUY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE F.MISTRAL | INSEE BPE 44 [3] |
| Collège | 19 | COLLEGE PIERRE DE RONSARD · COLLEGE MICHELET · COLLEGE ANATOLE FRANCE · COLLEGE FRANCOIS RABELAIS · COLLEGE JULES FERRY | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 149 | FRANCOIS JOUSSELIN, MÉDECIN · JEAN MARTIN, MÉDECIN · DIDIER PASQUET, MÉDECIN · ALIZEE ROUSSEAU-TRAPY, MÉDECIN · BERTRAND PINEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 149 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 44 | PHARMACIE BRIAND BETTLER · PHARMACIE DU SANITAS · PHARMACIE DE LA PETITE ARCHE · PHARMACIE PLANTET · PHARMACIE BEAUJARDIN | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 52 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 22 | TOURS PAUL BERT RP · TOURS SAINTE RADEGONDE RP · TOURS CARREFOUR EXPRESS COLBERT RP · TOURS VERDUN RP · TOURS LA ROTONDE RP | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Library | 8 | BERGEONNERIE · BIBLIOTHEQUE CENTRALE · RIVES DU CHER · MEDIATHEQUE FRANÇOIS-MITTERRAND · ROTONDE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Cinema | 4 | MEGA CGR 2 LIONS · MEGA CGR CENTRE · STUDIO DES URSULINES · PATHE TOURS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 30 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF CHOISEUL · COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE LA ROTONDE · LYCEE GRANDMONT A VOIR APRES 2012 · SALLE DE SPORT CAMEO · LE FIVE TOURS | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 84 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DU CENTRE · CGD · CCF TOURS · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUT AGRIC DU CTRE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL DE TOURS LES HALLES | INSEE BPE 84 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 175 | ACT'9 · CARPY · CARPY COIFFEUR · GERANCE REALITE | INSEE BPE 175 / INSEE SIRENE 229 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 12 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 41 | CHÂTEAU BELMONT THE CREST COLLECTION · HOTEL DU CYGNE · HOTEL DE ROSNY · IBIS BUDGET · NOVOTEL TOURS CENTRE | INSEE BPE 41 / INSEE SIRENE 72 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Tuesday, Sunday. [5,6,7,8]
Trajectory
Population 134,978 (2012) → 139,259 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [9,1]
Population 129,509 (1990) → 139,259 (2023): 7.5 % over 30 years. [10,1]
Dwellings (2023): 91,615, of which 3.8 % second homes and 11.2 % vacant. [11]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Tours): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [12]
Food shop (Tours): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [12]
GP (Tours): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [12]
Pharmacy (Tours): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [12]
Primary school (Tours): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [12]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 16 days a year at or above 30 °C and 34 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [13]
Measured at the JOUE-LES-TOURS weather station, 6.2 km away at 93 m; the village itself is at 49 m. [13]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [13]
Humidity measured at JOUE-LES-TOURS, 6.2 km away at 93 m, over 24 summers. [13]
An average of 731 mm of rain a year, spread over 114 days — about 6.4 mm on a day it rains. [13]
Rainfall measured at TOURS - CARCAS., 2.8 km away at 95 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [13]
Uncertainties
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5,6,7,8]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37261/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/95634289-4dca-31e9-9f63-22b2e3047b9c— “Ils ont lieu en matinée ou en soirée, du mardi au dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/c40058c4-107b-34e6-a644-720895658c76— “Ils ont lieu en matinée ou en soirée, du mardi au dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/f5ba1478-6388-3c9c-9969-d3fb3ae624f7— “Ils ont lieu en matinée ou en soirée, du mardi au dimanche.”(unverified)
- DATAtourisme 2026-01— https://data.datatourisme.fr/15/8821d1d4-6aa3-3189-8855-eaf558dc3127— “Ils ont lieu en matinée ou en soirée, du mardi au dimanche.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37261/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37261/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 37261/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 37261
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brest | 29 | 401 km W | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 302 km N | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mans | 72 | 78 km NW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limoges | 87 | 179 km S | 129,937 | 91.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 256 km SE | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 459 km SE | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mans | 72 | 78 km NW | 146,249 | 91.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 85 % · winter 81 % · humidity 93 % |
| Limoges | 87 | 179 km S | 129,937 | 91.3 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 79 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Clermont-Ferrand | 63 | 256 km SE | 146,351 | 92.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Amiens | 80 | 302 km N | 136,449 | 91.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 76 % · humidity 93 % |
| Brest | 29 | 401 km W | 142,346 | 90.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 73 % · humidity 93 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 459 km SE | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 8 % · winter 73 % · humidity 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Tours's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouen | 76 | 230 km N | 117,662 | 93 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 92 | 198 km NE | 119,019 | 91 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Montreuil | 93 | 209 km NE | 111,934 | 91.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Argenteuil | 95 | 208 km NE | 106,130 | 91.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Nanterre | 92 | 201 km NE | 97,783 | 89.8 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Asnières-sur-Seine | 92 | 207 km NE | 93,941 | 91.2 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
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