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Living in Tournai: what the figures say

Wallonia · Hainaut · official figures

In brief

  • Tournai has 68,554 inhabitants over 213.8 km², that is 321 per km².
  • Over five years, the municipality lost 1.2% of its residents.
  • Police record 96.2 offences per 1,000 residents here. That is 92% more than a typical Belgian municipality (50.1).
  • Median income: €27,637 per tax return (half earn more, half earn less). That is +38% compared with Belgium.
  • On average, 1,744 hours of sunshine and 843 mm of rain a year (RMI, 1991 to 2020). A typical Belgian municipality: 1,703 h and 837 mm.

Sources: Statbel, Federal Police and OpenStreetMap. Immolytics computes the scores out of 100.

Wallonia

Where Tournai is in Belgium

The municipality scored out of 100

We count stops, schools, shops and parks.

82/100overall score
100/100public transport
92/100schools
80/100shops and services
56/100green space
80/100everything on foot

What does a home cost in Tournai?

Sale prices at the notary, published in September 2026. The median price splits sales in two: half above, half below.

€190,000house, median price
€175,000apartment, median price
6.9years of income to pay for a house

Who lives here?

68,554Population-1.2 % over five years
321Population densityinhabitants per km²
17,962HouseholdsAverage household size : 3.8
13.5 %Foreign population

Age distribution

Income and jobs

€27,637Median income+38.2 % National comparison
5,612Enterprises81.9 per 1,000 inhabitants

Tax pressure : 20.7 %

How many offences do the police record here?

The number of offences police recorded, per 1,000 residents.

Offences recorded by the police in 2024

96.2

recorded offences per 1,000 residents

Above median
Tournai
96.2
Belgian median
50.1
Comparable density
47.1

This figure counts the offences recorded on the municipality's territory, divided by the number of residents. Towns that receive commuters, shoppers and visitors every day come out higher, because offences against them are counted although they do not live there. It is therefore not a measure of the risk to a resident, which is why we do not give a safety score.

Source: Belgian Federal Police, police crime statistics, offences recorded in 2024 by place of offence. Population: Statbel.

Schools and transport

The schools and stops actually in the municipality.

Schools

School map

Total schools

67

School density

9.8

per 10,000 pop.

Primary / kindergarten
38
Secondary
23
Higher education
6

Source: FASE 2026 (Wallonia-Brussels Federation) and Onderwijs Vlaanderen

Public Transport

Total stops

574

Weekday departures

50,831

Transit density

83.7

stops per 10,000 pop.

Train stations
3
Bus stops
571

Source: GTFS Belgium, SNCB, De Lijn, TEC, STIB (CC BY 4.0)

Climate of Tournai

RMI normals for 1991-2020, each set against the median Belgian municipality.

10.9 °Cmean annual temperaturemedian municipality: 10.8 °C
1,744 hhours of sunshine per yearmedian municipality: 1,703 h
843 mmprecipitation per yearmedian municipality: 837 mm
137rainy days (at least 1 mm)median municipality: 134
44frost daysmedian municipality: 51
6days at 30 °C or moremedian municipality: 7

Last frost on average on 7 April, first frost on 15 November; growing season from 15 May to 11 October.

Source: RMI (Royal Meteorological Institute), climate statistics of Belgian municipalities, reference period 1991-2020. RMI sheet for the municipality (PDF, in French)

What about nearby municipalities?

For each one: the median house price and the overall score.

More about Tournai

Frequently asked questions

Tournai has 68,554 residents, or 321 per km². In five years, the population changed by -1.2% (Statbel).
The federal police recorded 96.2 offences per 1,000 residents here. A typical Belgian municipality has 50.1. The figure covers everything, from bike theft to assault. It describes the whole municipality, not your street.
The median house price is €190,000. For an apartment: €175,000. These are sales at the notary (Statbel, September 2026). The 'Buying in Tournai' page adds registration duties and fees.
The municipality has 67 schools: 38 primary and 23 secondary (Community registers). The full list, school by school, is higher up this page.

Sources: Statbel for population, households, incomes and prices. Federal Police for safety, Community registers for schools. Transport operators' timetables for buses and trains, OpenStreetMap for the scores. These are figures, not an opinion.

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