Bordeaux, France
Source confidence: city-level Eurostat population/city-level Eurostat transit; WMO climate; cost/healthcare country-level; airport and rent unavailable
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773,626city-level population
78/100data confidence score
7source coverage count
Francecountry context
Population and basics
| Population | 773,626 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2022; collected: 2026-05-29 |
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| Country | France | country-level label from data/global/countries.json |
| Region | Western Europe | curated-level regional grouping |
| Location type | city | curated-level location hierarchy label |
| Urban Audit code | FR005C | city-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
| Functional urban area code | FR005F | FUA-level Eurostat/GISCO identifier |
Climate: city-level Eurostat vs station normals
30-year station normals
| Summer high | 27.6 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; BORDEAUX_MERIGNAC WMO station, 3.0 km from centroid |
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| Winter low | 3.6 C | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; BORDEAUX_MERIGNAC WMO station, 3.0 km from centroid |
City-level Eurostat and available climate context
| Warmest-month average | 21.6 C | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2004; collected: 2026-05-29 |
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| Coldest-month average | 7.6 C | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2004; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Sunshine | 2,096.5 hrs/year | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2004; collected: 2026-05-29; Eurostat EN1002V hours/day converted to annual hours |
| Annual precipitation | 924.9 mm/year | centroid-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; BORDEAUX_MERIGNAC WMO station, 3.0 km from centroid |
| Precipitation and humidity | 85/100 | centroid-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normals; year: 2020; collected: 2026-07-06; Deterministic comfort score centered on 750 mm annual precipitation |
| Air quality | 22.3 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2013; collected: 2026-05-29; Eurostat PM10 city indicator used as comparable particulate signal |
Daily life: mode shares and commute
| Transit and walkability | 36/100 | city-level; quality: formula; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29; Sum of Eurostat walking, bicycle, and public-transport commute shares where available |
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| Walk commute share | 6.1% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Bike commute share | 9.6% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Transit commute share | 20.6% | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2020; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Commute time | 23 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: high; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2014; collected: 2026-05-29 |
| Outdoor access | 85/100 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2009; collected: 2024-04-08; Eurostat perception survey: Outdoor recreation very/rather satisfied |
| Food and culture | 83/100 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2023; collected: 2024-04-08; Eurostat perception survey: Cultural facilities very/rather satisfied |
| Public-space access | 85/100 | city-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); year: 2023; collected: 2024-04-08; Eurostat perception survey: Public spaces very/rather satisfied |
Country-level context
These rows are country-level context unless the metric context states otherwise; they are not city-specific claims.
| Housing cost band | lower country ppp context | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: low; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01; Country-level PPP conversion factor band; no city rent benchmark is ingested in M2-S6 |
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| Local price level | 0.68 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank International Comparison Program; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| GDP per capita PPP | $54,799 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Purchasing-power context | 54,799.3 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Healthcare access | 82/100 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2025-12-05 |
| Life expectancy | 83 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Doctors | 40.1 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2023; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Nurses and midwives | 94.2 per 10,000 | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: WHO Global Health Observatory; year: 2021; collected: 2026-01-23 |
| Country unemployment | 7.54% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2025; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| Internet users | 88.7% | country-level; quality: direct; confidence: medium; source: World Bank World Development Indicators; year: 2024; collected: 2026-07-01 |
| UTC offset | 1 hours | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Static standard-time country table; DST differences are not modeled in this beta metric |
| US East work overlap | 2 hours | country-level; quality: formula; confidence: medium; source: GeoNames geographical database; collected: 2026-07-06; Overlap of 09:00-17:00 local standard time with 09:00-17:00 US Eastern standard time |
No comparable city-level rent benchmark is available in this Global Beta build; verify current local listings. proxy-level; quality: unavailable; confidence: low; source: Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit); No comparable city-level rent benchmark source is ingested for M2-S6
Language and practical context
| Primary languages | FR | country-level language codes from data/global/countries.json |
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| Currency | EUR | country-level practical context |
| Primary-language fit | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: medium; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Primary languages from curated wave-one country seed |
| English usability | N/A | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; Curated country-level practical note; intentionally not converted into a numeric score |
| Visa research status | official links seeded unverified | country-level; quality: curated; confidence: low; source: CIA World Factbook; collected: 2026-07-06; M1 country research URLs are official-link seeds and remain marked unverified |
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Official city portal
- Official City of Bordeaux websiteOfficialMunicipal portal for Bordeaux city services, procedures, news, agenda items, and everyday-life information.
Residency & registration
- Long-term stay in France for European citizensOfficialNational official page covering long-stay residence information for European citizens in France.
- Residence permit request form for European nationals and family membersOfficialGironde prefecture page for the local residence-permit form covering European nationals and family members.
Tax number & registration
- Create and access my tax accountOfficialOfficial French tax authority page for creating and accessing a personal online tax account and fiscal-number identity checks.
Healthcare access
- Universal health protectionOfficialOfficial Assurance Maladie page describing France's public health-coverage framework for people working or residing in France.
Housing search
- Social housing applicationOfficialCity of Bordeaux page about municipal social-housing application information and local HLM access topics.
- Private rentals in BordeauxCommercialCommercial rental-listing portal page for housing searches in Bordeaux, including apartments, houses, furnished rentals, flatshares, and student housing.
Getting around
- Fares and passesOfficialOfficial TBM public-transport page for tickets, passes, solidarity fares, and where to buy transport titles.
Banking, SIM & utilities
- Individual bank accountOfficialNational official page about individual bank accounts, identity checks, and related consumer-rights information.
- New residentOfficialBordeaux Métropole new-resident page with sections on daily services, water, energy, internet, waste, mobility, housing, and local services.
Newcomer & integration services
- Settling in BordeauxOfficialCity of Bordeaux newcomer guide page with municipal information for people preparing to move to Bordeaux.
- Register for the new-arrivals welcome reception in BordeauxOfficialOfficial Bordeaux online-services form page for the municipal welcome reception for new arrivals.
Community & networks
- Bordeaux Welcomes MetropolisCommunityLocal association site for newcomers and residents interested in activities, visits, workshops, and social connections in the Bordeaux metropolitan area.
Language courses
- Conversation workshopsOfficialBordeaux library page for French-as-a-foreign-language conversation workshops and language-practice activities.
Schools & childcare
- School, canteen, and school-time registrationsOfficialCity of Bordeaux page for public school, canteen, and school-time registration information.
- International and IB school in Bordeaux Métropole from nursery to high schoolCommercialFrench-language site for International School 33, a private international school in the Bordeaux metropolitan area.
Safety & essentials
- What are the emergency and listening-service numbers?OfficialNational official page listing French emergency numbers and related listening-service numbers.
- Bordeaux | Consulate of the United StatesOfficialFrance Diplomatie directory page for the United States consulate in Bordeaux.
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Data sources and freshness
- CIA World FactbookYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: annual or as updated
- Eurostat City Statistics (Urban Audit)Years in this location: 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023 | Levels: city-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat standard reuse policy | Refresh: annual
- GeoNames geographical databaseYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- Eurostat GISCO Urban Audit geographyYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: Eurostat/GISCO reuse policy | Refresh: as GISCO publishes boundary updates
- Natural EarthYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: as Natural Earth releases updates
- NOAA GHCN and WMO climate normalsYears in this location: 2020 | Levels: centroid-levelStatus: active | License: U.S. government public data | Refresh: on normals release cycle
- OECD city, FUA, regional, and local-area datasetsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: active | License: OECD terms and conditions | Refresh: annual or dataset-specific
- OurAirportsYears in this location: no source year listed | Levels: proxy-levelStatus: planned | License: Public domain | Refresh: continuous; snapshot date required
- WHO Global Health ObservatoryYears in this location: 2021, 2023 | Levels: country-level, proxy-levelStatus: active | License: WHO data terms | Refresh: indicator-specific
- World Bank International Comparison ProgramYears in this location: 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: release-cycle
- World Bank World Development IndicatorsYears in this location: 2024, 2025 | Levels: country-levelStatus: active | License: World Bank open data terms | Refresh: annual or indicator-specific
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