Map of Tours, France

Tours is a city in Centre-Val de Loire, France, with a population of about 141,621. It lies at 47.3948°N, 0.7040°E. Tours is about 203 km (126 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Joué-lès-Tours, 6 km to the southwest.

Tours at a glance

Where is Tours?

• The 28th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in Centre-Val de Loire on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 27 min on the shortest day to 15 h 57 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tours

• Joué-lès-Tours — 6 km southwest
• Blois — 52 km northeast
• Saumur — 61 km west
• Châtellerault — 65 km south
• Le Mans — 77 km northwest
• Poitiers — 94 km south
• Angers — 95 km west
• Châteauroux — 99 km southeast
• Orléans — 106 km northeast
• Cholet — 125 km west

Largest cities in Centre-Val de Loire

• Orléans — 116,344
• Bourges — 67,987
• Blois — 53,660
• Châteauroux — 53,301
• Chartres — 43,838
• Joué-lès-Tours — 37,466

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

Map of France and all its cities →

Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.