Where to live in Bordeaux as a student

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

What is the best area of Bordeaux to live in as a student?

According to CityPulse: Victoire (82), Quinconces (82) and Les Aubiers (82).

Bordeaux areas ranked

#	Area	Score	Strength
1	Victoire	82 · excellent	Services on foot
2	Quinconces	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
3	Les Aubiers	82 · excellent	Protected cycle lanes
4	Barrière Judaïque	80 · excellent	Services on foot
5	Médoquine	79 · good	Protected cycle lanes
6	Mériadeck	78 · good	Services on foot
7	Saint-Bruno	78 · good	Public green space
8	Saint-Augustin	78 · good	Services on foot
9	Barrière de Pessac	77 · good	Services on foot
10	Bastide Niel	76 · good	Protected cycle lanes
11	Barrière Saint-Augustin	76 · good	Services on foot
12	Triangle d'Or	76 · good	Services on foot
13	Chartrons	75 · good	Protected cycle lanes
14	Armagnac Sud	73 · good	Protected cycle lanes
15	Paul Doumer	73 · good	Services on foot
16	La Benauge	72 · good	Services on foot
17	Saint-Michel	72 · good	Services on foot
18	Saint-Genès	72 · good	Services on foot
19	Saint-Seurin	71 · good	Services on foot
20	La Bastide	70 · good	Services on foot
21	Bacalan	70 · good	Services on foot
22	Bassins à flot	68 · good	Protected cycle lanes
23	Saint-Jean	67 · good	Services on foot
24	Grand Parc	64 · good	Public green space
25	Belcier	64 · good	Protected cycle lanes
26	Barrière Saint-Médard	63 · good	Services on foot
27	Fondaudège	61 · good	Services on foot
28	Barrière de Bègles	53 · fair	Services on foot
29	Caudéran	48 · fair	Public green space
30	Barrière du Médoc	34 · poor	Services on foot
31	Nansouty	26 · poor	Services on foot
32	Les Pins-Francs	26 · poor	Services on foot
33	Barrière de Toulouse	24 · poor	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