🇫🇷 Buy Property in Bordeaux, France

382 properties from $95K to $1988K

Median Price

$563K

Avg Size

635 sq ft

Listings

382

About Bordeaux

A UNESCO World Heritage city with gorgeous 18th-century architecture, world-class wine culture, and a 2-hour TGV ride to Paris. Cost of living is higher than most of France but still 25-30% cheaper than Paris, and the international community is growing fast. You'll need functional French to truly integrate — fully English-speaking jobs are rare outside tech.

Living in Bordeaux

What American expats need to know about France

Visa

Talent Passport (Passeport Talent) — multiple categories for skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and researchers. Qualified employee route requires min €39,582/yr salary. Valid up to 4 years, family included. Visitor Visa (Visa Long Séjour) suits retirees with passive income — no work allowed, must prove €1,600+/mo resources.

Cost of Living

Excluding rent, a single person needs ~$900 USD/mo; a family of four ~$3,200 USD/mo. Rent (1-bed, city center): Paris ~$1,550, Lyon ~$900, Bordeaux ~$850, Toulouse ~$800. Groceries run €7-11/day per person. Overall Paris is comparable to NYC; elsewhere 30-40% below US major cities.

Key Fact

France has famously complex bureaucracy (the préfecture experience is legendary) but offers world-class universal healthcare, 5 weeks mandatory vacation, and excellent public infrastructure once you are in the system.

Life in France

Morning baguettes from the corner boulangerie, two-hour lunches with wine that no one apologizes for, and the slow realization that the French were right about everything involving food.