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Bordeaux

Gironde · Bordeaux Métropole · INSEE 33063

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Well served 95.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Bordeaux (INSEE 33063) is in Gironde (33), part of Bordeaux Métropole. Population 267,991 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]

Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.

Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/33063-bordeaux

Vitality score

Vitality score 95.9/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: high.

Better served than 89 % of the 36 communes of a similar size.

Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.

Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food12524.99
Social12020
Education11010
Health11010
Public & culture0.8954.44
Population trend0.77107.74
Housing mix0.8654.31

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 6 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 2 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 1 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

184 × Bakery (boulangerie) (KONE N'CLO · LES NOISETTINES DU MEDOC · PAUL · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · A LA RECHERCHE DU PAIN PERDU). [3,4]

56 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIANDE ET DISTRIBUTION · DUBERNET BORDEAUX · BOUCHERIE ISLAMIQUE · CAMPET · BOUCHERIE BOST ET FILS). [3,4]

141 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MAJBOUR MOUHAMAD · COMTESSE DU BARRY). [3,4]

75 × Supermarket (SN BRUDIS · EURASIE · CAPHY · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]

7 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (FROMAGES FROMAGES · FROMAGERIE PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE · FROMAGERIE DE SAINT AUGUSTIN · L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE · FROMAGERIE NADOR). [4]

17 × Fishmonger (ETABLISSEMENTS SAUTOUR ET COMPAGNIE · POISSONNERIE ARCACHONNAISE · POISSONNERIE BONNE MER · LA PERLE DES DIEUX · BLACK SEA). [3,4]

1633 × Restaurant (RESMA · LE PETIT CAFE · LE CHAPON FIN · BUFFALO GRILL · BRIOCHE DOREE). [3,4]

354 × Café / bar (LE REGENT · L'HUMEUR DU JOUR · BAR DES HALLES · UBLO · NOUB & CO). [4]

42 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ECOLE PAROISSIALE DES CHARTRONS · ECOLE MATERNELLE GISELE HALIMI · ECOLE MATERNELLE BERNARD ADOUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ARGONNE). [3]

77 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DU LAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI BORDEAUX WILSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI LES LIBELLULES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PROJET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA PETITE ECOLE BILINGUE). [3]

30 × Collège (COLLEGE ROLPH ET LUCETTE HAMMEL · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COLLEGE L'ENVOL - BORDEAUX · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ERMITAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BORDEAUX · COLLEGE MONSEJOUR · COLLEGE SAINT ANDRE). [3]

451 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCK COUVY, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE PICOULET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE KASSAB, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LOPEZ, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN AMATHIEUX, MÉDECIN). [3]

89 × Pharmacy (SELARL DU MARCHE DE LERME · PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX BLANCHE · PHARMACIE GUINOT · PHARMACIE ROTRUBIN · PHARMACIE SUBRA). [3,4]

29 × Post office / agence postale (BORDEAUX CAUDERAN SOUBIRAS RP · DARWIN RP · BORDEAUX CROIX BLANCHE RPU RP · BORDEAUX LPRC CARREFOUR CITY RP · CARREFOUR VICTOR HUGO LPR RP). [3]

13 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉRIADECK · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MOBILE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE FLORA TRISTAN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN DE LA VILLE DE MIRMONT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CAPUCINS/SAINT-MICHEL). [3]

5 × Cinema (UTOPIA · MEGARAMA · UGC CINE CITE · MEGA CGR LE FRANCAIS · UGC CINE CITE BASSINS A FLOT). [3]

34 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE NELSON PAILLOU · ESPACE SPORTIF STEHELIN · GYMNASE WUSTENBERG · GYMNASE MALLERET · SALLE JEAN DAUGUET). [3]

123 × Bank (CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BORDEAUX INTENDANCE · CGD · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BORDEAUX CHARTRONS · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · CREDIT MUTUEL BORDEAUX ST JEAN). [3]

394 × Hairdresser (HEYNDRICKX ANITA · LE CALVEZ BEATRICE · OLIVIER COIFFURE). [3,4]

14 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]

72 × Hotel (HOTEL LA TOUR INTENDANCE · HOTEL REGINA · HOTEL CAMPANILE BORDEAUX NORD LE LAC · HOTEL DU PARC · HOTEL GAMBETTA). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 29 × Bakery (boulangerie), 7 × Butcher (boucherie), 37 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Supermarket, 3 × Fishmonger, 332 × Restaurant, 5 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 18 × Pharmacy, 18 × Bank, 76 × Hairdresser, 11 × Hotel.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)184KONE N'CLO · LES NOISETTINES DU MEDOC · PAUL · MAISON GEORGES LARNICOL · A LA RECHERCHE DU PAIN PERDUINSEE BPE 184 / INSEE SIRENE 183 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)56VIANDE ET DISTRIBUTION · DUBERNET BORDEAUX · BOUCHERIE ISLAMIQUE · CAMPET · BOUCHERIE BOST ET FILSINSEE BPE 56 / INSEE SIRENE 71 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)141MAJBOUR MOUHAMAD · COMTESSE DU BARRYINSEE BPE 141 / INSEE SIRENE 246 [3,4]
Supermarket75SN BRUDIS · EURASIE · CAPHY · LIDL · CARREFOUR CITYINSEE BPE 75 / INSEE SIRENE 96 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)7FROMAGES FROMAGES · FROMAGERIE PASCAL BEILLEVAIRE · FROMAGERIE DE SAINT AUGUSTIN · L'ATELIER DU FROMAGE · FROMAGERIE NADORINSEE SIRENE 7 [4]
Fishmonger17ETABLISSEMENTS SAUTOUR ET COMPAGNIE · POISSONNERIE ARCACHONNAISE · POISSONNERIE BONNE MER · LA PERLE DES DIEUX · BLACK SEAINSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4]
Restaurant1633RESMA · LE PETIT CAFE · LE CHAPON FIN · BUFFALO GRILL · BRIOCHE DOREEINSEE BPE 1633 / INSEE SIRENE 2551 [3,4]
Café / bar354LE REGENT · L'HUMEUR DU JOUR · BAR DES HALLES · UBLO · NOUB & COINSEE SIRENE 354 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)42ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE ECOLE PAROISSIALE DES CHARTRONS · ECOLE MATERNELLE GISELE HALIMI · ECOLE MATERNELLE BERNARD ADOUR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ARGONNEINSEE BPE 42 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)77ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DU LAC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI BORDEAUX WILSON · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI LES LIBELLULES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE SAINT PROJET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA PETITE ECOLE BILINGUEINSEE BPE 77 [3]
Collège30COLLEGE ROLPH ET LUCETTE HAMMEL · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE COLLEGE L'ENVOL - BORDEAUX · ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE ERMITAGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL BORDEAUX · COLLEGE MONSEJOUR · COLLEGE SAINT ANDREINSEE BPE 30 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)451FRANCK COUVY, MÉDECIN · LAURENCE PICOULET, MÉDECIN · ANNE-SOPHIE KASSAB, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE LOPEZ, MÉDECIN · CHRISTIAN AMATHIEUX, MÉDECININSEE BPE 451 [3]
Pharmacy89SELARL DU MARCHE DE LERME · PHARMACIE DE LA CROIX BLANCHE · PHARMACIE GUINOT · PHARMACIE ROTRUBIN · PHARMACIE SUBRAINSEE BPE 89 / INSEE SIRENE 132 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale29BORDEAUX CAUDERAN SOUBIRAS RP · DARWIN RP · BORDEAUX CROIX BLANCHE RPU RP · BORDEAUX LPRC CARREFOUR CITY RP · CARREFOUR VICTOR HUGO LPR RPINSEE BPE 29 [3]
Library13BIBLIOTHÈQUE MÉRIADECK · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MOBILE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE FLORA TRISTAN · BIBLIOTHÈQUE JEAN DE LA VILLE DE MIRMONT · BIBLIOTHÈQUE CAPUCINS/SAINT-MICHELINSEE BPE 13 [3]
Cinema5UTOPIA · MEGARAMA · UGC CINE CITE · MEGA CGR LE FRANCAIS · UGC CINE CITE BASSINS A FLOTINSEE BPE 5 [3]
Gym / sports hall34GYMNASE NELSON PAILLOU · ESPACE SPORTIF STEHELIN · GYMNASE WUSTENBERG · GYMNASE MALLERET · SALLE JEAN DAUGUETINSEE BPE 34 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank123CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BORDEAUX INTENDANCE · CGD · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BORDEAUX CHARTRONS · BANQUE MICHEL INCHAUSPE · CREDIT MUTUEL BORDEAUX ST JEANINSEE BPE 123 [3]
Hairdresser394HEYNDRICKX ANITA · LE CALVEZ BEATRICE · OLIVIER COIFFUREINSEE BPE 394 / INSEE SIRENE 557 [3,4]
Fuel station14STATION SERVICEINSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Hotel72HOTEL LA TOUR INTENDANCE · HOTEL REGINA · HOTEL CAMPANILE BORDEAUX NORD LE LAC · HOTEL DU PARC · HOTEL GAMBETTAINSEE BPE 72 / INSEE SIRENE 209 [3,4]
Campsite0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]

Market and village life

Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.

Trajectory

1968: 266,662 2023: 267,991 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 241,287 (2012) → 267,991 (2023): 11.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 210,336 (1990) → 267,991 (2023): 27.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 171,777, of which 6.9 % second homes and 6.7 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 km
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP, Pharmacy Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Bordeaux): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Bordeaux): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]

GP (Bordeaux): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Bordeaux): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Bordeaux): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 35 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the BORDEAUX-PAULIN weather station, 1.5 km away at 10 m; the village itself is at 9 m. [9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [9]

Humidity measured at VILLENAVE D'ORNON-INRAE, 5.3 km away at 25 m, over 22 summers. [9]

An average of 863 mm of rain a year, spread over 120 days — about 7.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at BORDEAUX-PAULIN, 1.5 km away at 10 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

What property sold for

6,067 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 510,000 € — 5,155 € per m² of built surface. [10]

18,973 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 225,750 € — 4,395 € per m². [10]

The median across Gironde is 2,989 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [10]

These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.

Uncertainties

No specific uncertainties flagged.

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33063/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33063/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33063/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 33063/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 33063
  9. Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
  10. DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025

Villages like this one

Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Strasbourg67758 km NE293,77194.5Well servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 %
Rennes35374 km N230,89094.6Well servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 %
Lille59699 km N238,24695.3Well servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 %
Montpellier34382 km E310,24098.1Well servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 %
Nantes44275 km N327,73496.4Well servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 %
Nice06638 km E357,73792.5Well servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Nantes44275 km N327,73496.4Well servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 88 % · humidity 79 %
Rennes35374 km N230,89094.6Well servedCooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 85 % · humidity 64 %
Montpellier34382 km E310,24098.1Well servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 36 %
Nice06638 km E357,73792.5Well servedSimilar summers, milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 87 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 %
Lille59699 km N238,24695.3Well servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 %
Strasbourg67758 km NE293,77194.5Well servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 64 % · winter 66 % · humidity 79 %

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…and in much the same climate

The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Bordeaux's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Toulouse31212 km SE514,81998.6Well servedMuch the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 %