How walkable is Toulouse?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Toulouse has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It is the 4th most walkable of the 6 cities ranked in France.
What's within walking distance of the centre
3,262 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Toulouse. The nearest grocery is about a minute away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Carrefour City, 1 min
- DAILY TOULOUSE CAPITOL, 2 min
Restaurants & bars
- Les food du volant, 1 min
- Maison du curry, 1 min
Shopping
- Optique MEDAR, 1 min
- Castro, 1 min
Coffee
- Grand Café Albert, 1 min
- Boutique Nespresso Toulouse Capitole, 1 min
Banks
- Kutxa Banque, 2 min
- Crédit Foncier de France, 2 min
Parks
- Jardin Saint Sernin, 7 min
- Port de la Daurade, 8 min
Schools
- Lycée Sainte-Marie de Nevers, 5 min
- Ecole Technique d'Esthetique Cosmetique Genevieve Sentenac, 5 min
Books & libraries
- Daguy, 1 min
- Gibert Toulouse, 2 min
Culture & entertainment
- Opéra national du Capitole, 1 min
- Arjac Arts and Cultural Centre, 1 min
Measured from the centre at 43.6043, 1.4437, the point near Toulouse's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 186 street intersections per km², and blocks average 68 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Toulouse's score of 74 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of the centre, 85 from 1 to 3 km out and 64 from 3 to 5 km out. 64% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Toulouse. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 99 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 85 | 93% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 64 | 41% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barcelona, Spain | 254 km | 91 |
| Zaragoza, Spain | 288 km | 74 |
| Marseille, France | 320 km | 83 |
| Bilbao, Spain | 355 km | 61 |
| Lyon, France | 360 km | 83 |
Questions about walking in Toulouse
Is Toulouse a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Toulouse has a walkability score of 74 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks 4th of 6 cities in France and joint 222nd of 690 worldwide on How Walkable.
What is the most walkable city in France?
Paris is the most walkable of the 6 cities ranked in France, with a score of 99. Toulouse ranks 4th with 74.
How does Toulouse compare with nearby cities?
Toulouse is at most as walkable as its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 74, against Barcelona (91, 254 km away), Zaragoza (74, 288 km away) and Marseille (83, 320 km away).
Which part of Toulouse is most walkable?
Toulouse's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 99 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north (averaging 79) and falls most to the north-west (52).
How is Toulouse's walkability score calculated?
For Toulouse it is the average of 86 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 55 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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