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Best places to live in Greater Bordeaux

150 municipalities with 1,071,473 residents within about 30 km of Bordeaux, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, demographics, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, mobility and connectivity, safety and community and taxes and wealth (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Bordeaux, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Tauriac
    Gironde, 1,289 residents    49
  2. 2Bourg
    Gironde, 2,243 residents    49
  3. 3Val de Virvée
    Gironde, 3,512 residents    48
  4. 4Ambès
    Gironde, 3,128 residents    47
  5. 5Créon
    Gironde, 4,697 residents    44
  6. 6Blanquefort
    Gironde, 15,833 residents    42
  7. 7Sadirac
    Gironde, 4,244 residents    42
  8. 8Parempuyre
    Gironde, 8,709 residents    42
  9. 9Saint-Caprais-de-Bordeaux
    Gironde, 3,222 residents    42
  10. 10Saint-Loubès
    Gironde, 9,509 residents    42

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For retired couples

  1. 1Val de Virvée
    Gironde, 3,512 residents    64
  2. 2Léognan
    Gironde, 10,372 residents    63
  3. 3Blanquefort
    Gironde, 15,833 residents    63
  4. 4Le Pian-Médoc
    Gironde, 6,649 residents    62
  5. 5Bordeaux
    Gironde, 254,436 residents    61
  6. 6Ambès
    Gironde, 3,128 residents    60
  7. 7Talence
    Gironde, 42,606 residents    60
  8. 8Ludon-Médoc
    Gironde, 4,771 residents    60
  9. 9Le Bouscat
    Gironde, 23,824 residents    60
  10. 10Carignan-de-Bordeaux
    Gironde, 3,859 residents    60

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For remote workers

  1. 1Blanquefort
    Gironde, 15,833 residents    54
  2. 2Le Pian-Médoc
    Gironde, 6,649 residents    53
  3. 3Saint-Loubès
    Gironde, 9,509 residents    53
  4. 4Léognan
    Gironde, 10,372 residents    51
  5. 5Parempuyre
    Gironde, 8,709 residents    51
  6. 6Saint-André-de-Cubzac
    Gironde, 11,464 residents    50
  7. 7Bordeaux
    Gironde, 254,436 residents    50
  8. 8Bègles
    Gironde, 28,601 residents    50
  9. 9Le Bouscat
    Gironde, 23,824 residents    49
  10. 10Talence
    Gironde, 42,606 residents    49

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For commuters

  1. 1Mérignac
    Gironde, 70,105 residents    75
  2. 2Pessac
    Gironde, 63,808 residents    74
  3. 3Le Bouscat
    Gironde, 23,824 residents    72
  4. 4Bruges
    Gironde, 17,924 residents    72
  5. 5Eysines
    Gironde, 23,462 residents    72
  6. 6Bordeaux
    Gironde, 254,436 residents    72
  7. 7Bègles
    Gironde, 28,601 residents    71
  8. 8Gradignan
    Gironde, 25,552 residents    71
  9. 9Villenave-d'Ornon
    Gironde, 34,090 residents    71
  10. 10Artigues-près-Bordeaux
    Gironde, 8,639 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Bordeaux
    Gironde, 254,436 residents    68
  2. 2Mérignac
    Gironde, 70,105 residents    67
  3. 3Pessac
    Gironde, 63,808 residents    66
  4. 4Talence
    Gironde, 42,606 residents    63
  5. 5Villenave-d'Ornon
    Gironde, 34,090 residents    62
  6. 6Le Bouscat
    Gironde, 23,824 residents    62
  7. 7Bègles
    Gironde, 28,601 residents    61
  8. 8Gradignan
    Gironde, 25,552 residents    61
  9. 9Bruges
    Gironde, 17,924 residents    61
  10. 10Eysines
    Gironde, 23,462 residents    60

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Bourg
    Gironde, 2,243 residents    45
  2. 2Val de Virvée
    Gironde, 3,512 residents    38
  3. 3Ambès
    Gironde, 3,128 residents    35
  4. 4Peujard
    Gironde, 2,173 residents    34
  5. 5Saint-André-de-Cubzac
    Gironde, 11,464 residents    25
  6. 6Cubzac-les-Ponts
    Gironde, 2,466 residents    24
  7. 7Izon
    Gironde, 5,810 residents    24
  8. 8Saint-Sulpice-et-Cameyrac
    Gironde, 4,614 residents    24
  9. 9Artigues-près-Bordeaux
    Gironde, 8,639 residents    23
  10. 10Beychac-et-Caillau
    Gironde, 2,227 residents    23

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Towns in Greater Bordeaux