Where to live in Bordeaux with a family

Ranking of Bordeaux's 33 areas with CityPulse's “Family” profile. What matters most: public green space, playgrounds on foot, tree canopy, services on foot and protected cycle lanes. Preferred density: medium.

What is the best area of Bordeaux to live in with a family?

According to CityPulse: Quinconces (86), Les Aubiers (84) and Saint-Augustin (81).

Bordeaux areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Quinconces	86 · excellent	Public green space
2	Les Aubiers	84 · excellent	Public green space
3	Saint-Augustin	81 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
4	Bastide Niel	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
5	Médoquine	80 · excellent	Playgrounds on foot
6	Saint-Bruno	76 · good	Public green space
7	Barrière Saint-Augustin	76 · good	Public green space
8	La Benauge	75 · good	Services on foot
9	Bacalan	74 · good	Playgrounds on foot
10	Barrière Judaïque	73 · good	Public green space
11	Armagnac Sud	72 · good	Protected cycle lanes
12	Mériadeck	72 · good	Public green space
13	Barrière Saint-Médard	71 · good	Public green space
14	La Bastide	67 · good	Services on foot
15	Saint-Seurin	65 · good	Public green space
16	Saint-Genès	65 · good	Services on foot
17	Barrière de Pessac	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
18	Grand Parc	64 · good	Public green space
19	Chartrons	64 · good	Playgrounds on foot
20	Victoire	62 · good	Services on foot
21	Bassins à flot	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
22	Fondaudège	62 · good	Public green space
23	Barrière de Bègles	62 · good	Playgrounds on foot
24	Triangle d'Or	61 · good	Public green space
25	Saint-Jean	57 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
26	Caudéran	56 · fair	Public green space
27	Belcier	56 · fair	Protected cycle lanes
28	Paul Doumer	55 · fair	Public green space
29	Barrière du Médoc	53 · fair	Public green space
30	Saint-Michel	50 · fair	Playgrounds on foot
31	Les Pins-Francs	49 · fair	Services on foot
32	Barrière de Toulouse	47 · fair	Services on foot
33	Nansouty	41 · fair	Services on foot

What it does not consider

The ranking does not account for rents and house prices, noise, safety, or distance from university or work. Use it to decide where to look, then check the individual address.

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Areas are named after OpenStreetMap neighbourhoods and have approximate boundaries: each hexagon goes to the nearest name. Values are residents' medians. Data updated on 2026-11-04. Method and sources