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Bordeaux

Bordeaux is a city in France. The unemployment rate was 12% at the end of 2022. Monthly precipitation was 86.9 mm in January and 48.6 mm in July. In June 2026, Bordeaux had a population of 260,240. The city covered 49 km² in 2026. Population density was 5,375.4 people per km² in 2022.

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Foreign residents26,156 peoplecity · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1
Population267,991 peoplemunicipality · Verified 2026-07-14Official source · France official denominator source
NO₂ — latest reading13.925 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.
Gigabit broadband availability97.06 %city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.
Unemployment rate11.9876 %city · Verified 2026-07-26Official source · INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune
NO₂ — annual mean16.8087 µg/m³city · Verified 2026-07-15Official source · 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-07-31

Who Bordeaux may suit

Relative profile scores use comparable published values. They are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–74% from published values
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–73% from published values
Student58%strong on cost, weak on healthcare · range 45–71% from published values
Family53%strong on family, weak on cost · range 40–66% from published values
Retirement55%strong on healthcare, weak on admin · range 42–68% from published values

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
Bordeaux residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport90.2%Foreign residents 9.8%

Derived from the published population and foreign-resident counts.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
City area49 km22026-06-30FreshOfficial sourceBordeaux stats source Source-backed value · place
Foreign residents26,156 people2026-07-152021Official sourceNationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 Source-backed value
Population density5,375.3647 people/km²2026-07-142022Official sourceA-ccepted source for city area and derived population density Source-backed value · place
Population267,991 people2026-07-14AgingOfficial sourceFrance official denominator source Source-backed value
Foreign residents over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Foreign residents in Bordeaux by year, residents22,47640,26158,04675,83120132015201720192021202272,151residents

Foreign residents rose 51.2% between 2013 and 2022, from 47,721 to 72,151.

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Cost of living

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
Bordeaux recurring monthly costs, € per month€604Private kindergarten€153Utilities, 85 m² flat€40Transport pass€35Internet, 60 Mbps€29Fitness club€14Mobile plan, 10 GB€ / month

Published city cost observations. Some items come from the supplemental estimate lane and are not official statistics.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Fitness club membership, monthly29.3612 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited34.8292 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly604.3078 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant14.9309 EUR2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB13.88 EUR/month2026-07-27FreshCommercial estimateCost of Living in Bordeaux. Jul 2026. Prices in Bordeaux Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass39.9101 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home152.6895 EUR/month2026-07-272022Supplemental estimateGlobal Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Supplemental context

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in FranceWhere Bordeaux lands among 1970 measured cities
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band140–58585–1069610–15Bordeaux 12.0%30615–208020–251425–30230–35unemployment rate, % · measured cities in France per band

Published unemployment rates for cities in the same country.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
Gigabit broadband availability97.06 %2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceIndependent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage. Source-backed value
Unemployment rate11.9876 %country median 10.5% — 14% above2026-07-262022Official sourceINSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune Source-backed value
Unemployment rate over time10 published observations, 2013–2022
Unemployment rate in Bordeaux by year, %11.6%12.7%13.9%15.0%20132015201720192021202212.0%%

Unemployment rate fell 13.4% between 2013 and 2022, from 13.8% to 12.0%.

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Climate and air quality

Average high temperatures were 10.5°C in January and 27.1°C in July. Annual PM2.5 was 8.27 µg/m³ in 2024.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Bordeaux average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND28°4°Daytime highNight-time low

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Bordeaux average monthly precipitation, mm030609012087676376717049578183115106JFMAMJJASONDmm

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
Bordeaux average monthly sunshine, hours0651301952609011717018622123825624920915010084JFMAMJJASONDhours

Published monthly climate normals for this city.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
Bordeaux annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5258.3PM2.5154016.1PM10104016.8NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in FranceWhere Bordeaux lands among 1870 measured cities
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band23–494–5375–61476–74547–85988–9Bordeaux 8.34329–1015710–112611–12412–13413–14annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in France per band

Published annual means from the same national measurement network.

MetricValueVerifiedSource
NO₂ — annual mean16.8087 µg/m³country median 14.8 — 13% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
NO₂ — latest reading13.925 µg/m³2026-07-15FreshOfficial sourceLatest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata. Source-backed value
PM10 — annual mean16.069 µg/m³country median 14.3 — 12% above2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
PM2.5 — annual mean8.2694 µg/m³country median 8.5 — 3% below2026-07-152024Official source2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation. Source-backed value
Average daytime high by monthJan 10.5 · Feb 12 · Mar 15.5 · Apr 18 · May 21.7 · Jun 25 · Jul 27.1 · Aug 27.6 · Sep 24.2 · Oct 19.6 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 11 °C2026-07-272020Official sourceMétéo-France climate normal — mean monthly maximum air temperature, BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC, 1991-2020 Source-backed value
Average night-time low by monthJan 3.7 · Feb 3.6 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 8 · May 11.4 · Jun 14.6 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 16.3 · Sep 13.3 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 6.7 · Dec 4.4 °C2026-07-272020Official sourceMétéo-France climate normal — mean monthly minimum air temperature, BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC, 1991-2020 Source-backed value
Average temperature by monthJan 7.1 · Feb 7.8 · Mar 10.7 · Apr 13 · May 16.6 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.7 · Aug 21.9 · Sep 18.8 · Oct 15.2 · Nov 10.4 · Dec 7.7 °C2026-07-311991Official sourceWMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC Source-backed value · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 86.9 · Feb 66.9 · Mar 63.3 · Apr 75.6 · May 71.1 · Jun 70.4 · Jul 48.6 · Aug 56.7 · Sep 81.2 · Oct 83.3 · Nov 114.5 · Dec 106.4 mm2026-07-272020Official sourceMétéo-France climate normal — mean monthly precipitation, BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC, 1991-2020 Source-backed value
Average sunshine by monthJan 89.8 · Feb 117.433 · Mar 170.2 · Apr 186.017 · May 220.817 · Jun 237.667 · Jul 256 · Aug 248.783 · Sep 208.75 · Oct 150.267 · Nov 100 · Dec 84.083 hours2026-07-272020Official sourceMétéo-France climate normal — mean monthly sunshine duration, BORDEAUX-MERIGNAC, 1991-2020 Source-backed value
Annual PM2.5 over time12 published observations, 2013–2024
Annual PM2.5 in Bordeaux by year, µg/m³6.58.811.213.520132015201720192021202320248.3µg/m³

Annual PM2.5 fell 36.4% between 2013 and 2024, from 13.0 to 8.3.

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Worked out from these numbers

Arithmetic on the published values above. Each one names what it assumed.

How international is the population?

9.8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 26,156 people of 267,991 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the unemployment rate in Bordeaux?

The unemployment rate is 11.9876 %. Source: INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune, checked 2026-07-26.

Is the air quality good in Bordeaux?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.2694 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: 2024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation., checked 2026-07-15.

How many people live in Bordeaux?

The published population is 267,991 people. Source: France official denominator source, checked 2026-07-14.

How many foreign residents live in Bordeaux?

26,156 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1, checked 2026-07-15.

How much is public transport in Bordeaux?

A monthly transport pass is 39.9101 EUR/month. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2, checked 2026-07-27.

Cities of a similar size in France

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All France cities
Strasbourg293,771 residentsLille238,246 residentsMontpellier310,240 residentsRennes230,890 residentsNantes327,734 residentsNice357,737 residents

Sources

Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1Official source · Checked 2026-07-15France official denominator sourceOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-14Latest valid NO2 hourly station observation on the official LCSQA E2 current-day extract, mapped to the exact INSEE centre through an exact normalized station-name crosswalk to EEA station metadata.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage.Official source · Checked 2026-03-31INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, communeOfficial source · Checked 2026-07-262024 validated hourly NO2 station observations transformed to the exact INSEE commune centre by deterministic nearest-station selection and equal-weight aggregation.Official source · Checked 2026-07-15

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