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City Stories Index · France · 2026 edition

Montpellier vs Toulouse

Not opinions, measured walking data. On what we can measure, they tie 3–3. Character is a different question: Montpellier is the physicians' city; Toulouse is the pink city.

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  • Places with a story

    spots where a route tells you what happened there

    Montpellier

    40

    Toulouse

    22

    Montpellier leads

  • How often you pass a story

    metres from one story to the next; fewer is better

    Montpellier

    234

    Toulouse

    276

    Montpellier leads

  • Historical figures

    real people you meet in its stories

    Montpellier

    6

    Toulouse

    3

    Montpellier leads

  • Instagrammability

    score /100, on the index’s fixed scale

    Montpellier

    23

    Toulouse

    41

    Toulouse leads

  • Group outings

    of every 100 plays, how many bring a group of 3+

    Montpellier

    11

    Toulouse

    16

    Toulouse leads

  • International visitors

    % of player reviews written in a foreign language

    Montpellier

    37

    Toulouse

    57

    Toulouse leads

Differences under 5% count as ties. Sample sizes and definitions on the methodology page.

What their stories are about

How many places with a story each city has per theme: Montpellier in orange, Toulouse in blue. All bars share one scale, so lengths are comparable everywhere on the chart.

MontpellierToulouse
13 places
royalty & nobility
1 place
11 places
faith & churches
9 places
9 places
arts & culture
10 places
9 places
crime & dark history
1 place
5 places
parks & leisure
3 places
4 places
fortification & siege
0 places
2 places
guilds & trade
3 places

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The physicians' city

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The pink city