Tours
Data as of · Metro Power Rankings
France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)
- Population
- 616K
- GDP
- $23B
- GDP per capita
- $37,584
- Land area
- 5,642 km² (2,178 mi²)
- Density
- 109/km² (283/mi²)
Stands out, per personGDP: low vs France
Tours metro area
47.39, 0.68Loading map…
Sport
Dimension Breakdown
Value and global rank across all 16 dimensionsStands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure.
Major League Teams/Venues↗0
Total Teams↗1#T-873
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗0
Market Cap Score↗$0
Cultural Events0
Universities↗1#T-308
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗1#T-148
Airport Score↗0.5#T-1431
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗0.0
Metro Stations↗0
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers0
World #1Top 5Outside top 5
Most similar metros
Closest profiles across all 16 dimensionsSports
1 teams
Other Teams
Other Men’s Teams1 team
Volleyball • Int'l Volleyball
Tours VB
Tours
Against expectation how Tours’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
- French top-flight clubs based here have fallen short of their pre-match odds by 2.6 match points across 152 club-matches since 1980.
Championship History
2 titles
Every major championship won by a team while it represented Tours, across all sports, newest first. 2 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.
| Year | Date | Champion | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | — | ASPO Tours | French Championship · 1920–1987 |
| 1976 | — | ASPO Tours | French Championship · 1920–1987 |
Cultural Assets
Notable Museums & Landmarks
Parks, Zoos & Theme Parks1 item
ZooParc de Beauval
Saint-Aignan • Zoo
Languages of Tours
French first in Centre-Val de Loire; 1 languages hold a role.
- English reach, Centre-Val de Loire
- 39%
- Tier 3 country
Art of Tours
#216 for celebrated art · 2 canon works in its museums
Leading museums: Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tours
2 notable artists born here, most in the 1400s: Jean Fouquet
Education & Research
Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#957
University of Tours
Tours, France
Notable Infrastructure
Airport1 entry
Tours Val de Loire Airport
Tours • 5 - Small