INSIDERS GUIDE
WHERE TO LIVE IN BORDEAUX?
When moving to Bordeaux, it's important to have a good understanding of each different area.
Check out our summary of each different area in Bordeaux.
BORDEAUX MUNICIPALITY
CHARTRONS
The old wine district has become a great inner city suburb outside of the humdrum.
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CAUDERAN
The elegant suburb of Caudéran is located to the West of the city and boasts 28 hectares of green spaces.
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CENTRE
You'll never need your car if you live in the centre. Close to bars, restaurants and everything you could need for a cosmo life.
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BASTIDE
Just on the other side of the river, le rive droit, is a safe haven from the bustling pace of the city but only a stones throw across the bridge.
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SAINT-MICHEL
Referred to by locals as ‘Saint Mich’, the neighbourhood of Saint-Michel has seen a stark transformation over the past decade and still is a melting pot of cultures.
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FONDAUDÈGE
Starting at the top of allées de Tourny, the rue Fondaudège is a major artery that lays to the north west of the city and runs in a direct line until the Barrière du Médoc.
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GARE SAINT JEAN
The neighbourhood of Gare Saint Jean is anything but boring. With a mixed array of tourists, locals, and night life this area has many personalities.
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SAINT PIERRE
Saint Pierre is the tourist heart of Bordeaux's old town, containing ancient cobbled lane-ways and an abundance of restaurants and bars.
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SURROUNDING AREAS OF BORDEAUX
PESSAC
Situated to the south west of Bordeaux and well linked to all the major transport routes, Pessac is a bite-size suburb with 60,000 inhabitants
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CESTAS
Part of the ‘Landes de Bordeaux’, 16km southwest of the city, Cestas is a commune in the Bordeaux urban area.
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BÈGLES
A true urban village, Bègles is in constant motion with the community modernising and growing greatly over the past few years.
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