Toulouse, France
Source confidence: city-level Eurostat population/city-level Eurostat transit; WMO climate; cost/healthcare country-level; airport and rent unavailable
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774,656city-level population
63/100data confidence score
7source coverage count
Francecountry context
Population and basics
| Population | 774,656 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2022; collected: 2026-05-29 |
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| Country | France | country-level label from data/global/countries.json |
| Region | Western Europe | curated-level regional grouping |
| Location type | city | curated-level location hierarchy label |
| Urban Audit code | FR006C | city-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
| Functional urban area code | FR006F | FUA-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
Climate: city-level Eurostat vs station normals
30-year station normals
| Summer high | 28.5 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; TOULOUSE_BLAGNAC WMO station, 2.6 km from centroid |
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| Winter low | 2.9 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; TOULOUSE_BLAGNAC WMO station, 2.6 km from centroid |
City-level Eurostat and available climate context
| Annual precipitation | 627 mm/year | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; TOULOUSE_BLAGNAC WMO station, 2.6 km from centroid |
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| Precipitation and humidity | 90/100 | centroid-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; Deterministic comfort score centered on 750 mm annual precipitation |
| Air quality | 19 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2013; collected: 2026-05-29; Eurostat PM10 city indicator used as comparable particulate signal |
Daily life: mode shares and commute
| Transit and walkability | 36/100 | city-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29; Sum of Eurostat walking, bicycle, and public-transport commute shares where available |
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| Walk commute share | 6.1% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Bike commute share | 7.9% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Transit commute share | 21.8% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Commute time | 31 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2014; collected: 2026-05-29 |
Country-level context
These rows are country-level context unless the metric context states otherwise; they are not city-specific claims.
| Housing cost band | lower country ppp context | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: low; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01; Country-level PPP conversion factor band; no city rent benchmark is ingested in M2-S6 |
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| Local price level | 0.68 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| GDP per capita PPP | $54,799 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Purchasing-power context | 54,799.3 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Healthcare access | 82/100 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2025-12-05 |
| Life expectancy | 83 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Doctors | 40.1 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Nurses and midwives | 94.2 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2021; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Country unemployment | 7.54% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Internet users | 88.7% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| UTC offset | 1 hours | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Static standard-time country table; DST differences are not modeled in this beta metric |
| US East work overlap | 2 hours | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Overlap of 09:00-17:00 local standard time with 09:00-17:00 US Eastern standard time |
No comparable city-level rent benchmark is available in this Global Beta build; verify current local listings. proxy-level; quality: unavailable; confidence: low; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); No comparable city-level rent benchmark source is ingested for M2-S6
Language and practical context
| Primary languages | FR | country-level language codes from data/global/countries.json |
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| Currency | EUR | country-level practical context |
| Primary-language fit | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Primary languages from curated wave-one country seed |
| English usability | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Curated country-level practical note; intentionally not converted into a numeric score |
| Visa research status | official links seeded unverified | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; M1 country research URLs are official-link seeds and remain marked unverified |
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Get started in Toulouse
Verified local resources to get started, searched in the local language where that is the authoritative source. Links open official, community, or clearly labeled commercial sites and are research pointers only — not immigration, tax, housing, or legal advice. Always confirm current requirements with the official source.
Official city portal
- Toulouse City and Metropolitan Official PortalOfficialOfficial portal for the City of Toulouse and Toulouse Métropole, linking to municipal services, neighborhoods, daily-life information, news, contacts, and online procedures.
- Municipal ProceduresOfficialOfficial municipal and metropolitan online procedures hub, including identity, schools, childcare, parking, waste, housing, and other local services.
Residency & registration
- Long-Term Stay of a European Citizen in FranceOfficialOfficial national public-service page covering long-stay residence information for EEA and Swiss citizens in France, including optional residence-card topics.
- ANEF Online Procedures SpaceOfficialHaute-Garonne prefecture page explaining the online foreign-national portal for visas, residence permits, address changes, travel documents, and prefecture support contacts.
Tax number & registration
- Create and Access My Public Finances AccountOfficialOfficial French tax-administration page on the individual public-finance account, including references to the numéro fiscal and local public-finance office routing.
- Individual Tax Service - Toulouse - CitéOfficialOfficial Service-Public directory listing for a Toulouse individual tax office, with public-finance contact and location information.
Healthcare access
- Born Abroad and Requesting a Social Security NumberOfficialOfficial Assurance Maladie page for people born abroad seeking a French social-security number and health-insurance affiliation context.
- Primary Health Insurance Fund - Haute-Garonne - Toulouse Centre ReceptionOfficialOfficial Service-Public directory listing for the Haute-Garonne CPAM reception point in Toulouse, with contact, appointment, and location information.
Housing search
- Request Social HousingOfficialOfficial Toulouse Métropole housing procedure page covering social-housing request information and local housing-service routing.
- Apartments for Rent in Toulouse 31000CommercialCommercial rental-listings page for apartments advertised in Toulouse.
Getting around
- The Pastel CardOfficialOfficial Tisséo page describing the personal transit card used to load and validate Toulouse transport tickets and subscriptions.
- FaresOfficialOfficial Tisséo fares page for Toulouse public transport tickets, passes, reduced fares, and validation supports.
Banking, SIM & utilities
- Individual Bank AccountOfficialOfficial Service-Public page about individual bank accounts in France, including identity checks and foreign-national account-opening references.
- Moving In or Leaving My HomeOfficialPublic water-service page for Toulouse Métropole move-in and move-out water-contract information.
Newcomer & integration services
- International Administrative Formalities Support GuideOfficialOfficial Toulouse Mairie Métropole guide page for international newcomers, with a municipal publication covering administrative formalities in French, English, and Spanish.
- New Residents: Welcome to ToulouseOfficialOfficial Toulouse page for new residents, linking to change-of-address, city services, waste collection, transport, and other settling-in topics.
Community & networks
- AVF Toulouse Newcomer Welcome AssociationNon-profitLocal AVF association page for newcomers to Toulouse, with social activities, contact details, and welcome information.
- SINGA ToulouseNon-profitNGO page for SINGA Toulouse, a local program connecting newcomers and locals through cultural outings, training, workshops, and shared activities.
Language courses
- MilleMots ToulouseNon-profitMunicipal association-directory entry for MilleMots Toulouse, a nonprofit offering French-language and literacy courses for adult newcomers.
- Courses - Alliance Française de ToulouseNon-profitAlliance Française de Toulouse course page for French as a foreign language courses and exam-preparation offerings.
Schools & childcare
- Enroll a Child in School for the 2026-2027 School YearOfficialOfficial Toulouse procedure page for public nursery and elementary school enrollment, including sector-school and allophone-pupil information.
- Register a Child for CrècheOfficialOfficial Toulouse Métropole childcare procedure page for crèche registration and admission result information.
Safety & essentials
- Municipal PoliceOfficialOfficial Toulouse safety page listing municipal-police contact, local reporting links, and emergency numbers including 17, 15, 18, 112, and 114.
- Directory of Foreign RepresentationsOfficialOfficial France Diplomatie directory for foreign embassies and consulates in France.
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Data sources and freshness
- CIA World FactbookYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: annual or as updated
- Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit)Years in this location: 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 | Levels: city-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat standard reuse policy | Refresh: annual
- GeoNames geographical databaseYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- Eurostat GISCO Urban Audit geographyYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat/GISCO reuse policy | Refresh: as GISCO publishes boundary updates
- Natural EarthYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: as Natural Earth releases updates
- NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normalsYears in this location: 2020 | Levels: centroid-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: on normals release cycle
- OECD city, FUA, regional, and local-area datasetsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: OECD terms and conditions | Refresh: annual or dataset-specific
- OurAirportsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- WHO Global Health ObservatoryYears in this location: 2021, 2023 | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: WHO data terms | Refresh: indicator-specific
- World Bank International Comparison ProgramYears in this location: 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: release-cycle
- World Bank World Development IndicatorsYears in this location: 2024, 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: annual or indicator-specific
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