Moving to Bordeaux

3POSTS

14 years ago

Hi
I am currently looking for somewhere to live in Bordeaux from September.聽 My daughter has a place in the consevatoire de danse de Bordeaux.聽 My wife and I are english teachers and already have some work in Bordeaux but most our our teaching is done from home for students in paris by phone.

We would like to rent somewhere hopefully close to the conservatoire - or somewhere with good connections to it.

I have been told that "Place Nansouty" is not far also perhaps around Bordeaux Bastide or Cenon or Floirac...?聽 or Begles

It would have to be a resonable price - perhaps we want the impossible?

Thanks聽 in advance for your advice or help

mark

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Armand ViP

24785POSTS

14 years ago

Hi and welcome on board Mark!

I hope other members will show up with some good recommendations soon

Regards
Armand

markone Member

3POSTS

14 years ago

Thanks Armand!!

christin_h28 Member

3POSTS

14 years ago

Hello markone
Did you finally find a place to live? Where is it ?
I was living in Pessac before moving聽 in the US last year (for 2 years). If you need any advise feel free to ask.
regards
Christine

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9 years ago

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OllyDNA New member

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9 years ago

Hello

That all sounds most useful.聽 How does one get in touch with you?

Kind regards.

OLLY DANIAUD

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KellyBrian Member

16POSTS

9 years ago

Hi Mark!
We are moving to Bordeaux also this year .聽 I have visited twice this month and for the next two days I'm walking all the close neighborhoods close to Centre Ville.聽 Keep in mind we are retiring, selling or giving away EVERYTHING so we can downsize but not less than 600 square feet at least.聽 I'm finding it difficult to get an Agent Immoblier to work with you if you don't have a French Bank account and they won't give you one without a French address. So let's keep in touch. I'll let you know what I find out
Kelly

willpick Member

19POSTS

8 years ago

Hi KellyBrian, how did you do? It's three months later, did you figure it out?

KellyBrian Member

16POSTS

8 years ago

Hey There willpick.
Alas I have found many answers to some concerns that I had.聽 When I was on a trip in March, my Airbnb host introduced me to an American friend, who then took me to the Bordeaux Business Network meeting where I met other expats.聽 On the next trip, I was walking through the Jardin Publique and ran into one of the members, who introduced me to an American couple who were new arrivals and had gone through the same experience.聽 Wow, what聽 a great resource!聽 So I have ( I think ) gotten the health insurance issue taken care of, gotten a real estate agent lined up, and most importantly gotten the bank account setup through HSBC.聽 Now, it is just waiting until the Consulate appointment which I hope will be in October and moving by January 1st.聽 Counting the days!!!!

willpick Member

19POSTS

8 years ago

#10

So you're set for housing? What neighborhood?

KellyBrian Member

16POSTS

8 years ago

#11

No, we have not found housing yet.聽 Our plan is to move to an Airbnb for a month or so while we find an apartment.聽 We want to be close to centre ville but not on a noisy street.聽 We have a couple of small dogs, so if we find a place on a higher floor we need
an elevator, so I think lots of places we will be able to cross off.聽 We are also trying to not have a car, so the closer to the action the better! Do you have any ideas?

willpick Member

19POSTS

8 years ago

#12

KellyBrian buying or renting? Not having a car is easy in Bordeaux, the public transit is great and if you don't mind walking a little, the town isn't that big. We walk from the Chartrons to the train station regularly if the weather isn't too severe for it.

KellyBrian Member

16POSTS

8 years ago

#13

We are renting first.聽 I have made the walk also to the train station and it wasn't bad,
but St. Pierre or Les Chartrons are our first choice, parts of St. Michel are ok too. We definitely don't want to live in the suburbs at the present time.聽 What do you think of Le Bastide?

willpick Member

19POSTS

8 years ago

#14

Renting in the Chartrons, there's about 5 agencies on Cours Portal, and also many websites like leboncoin.com seloger.com bienici.com, etc.

St Pierre, cheaper. Bastide not bad, shopping and the A tram, not far from downtown, probably not too noisy off the main drag. Great Asian grocery "Ly Kim Hak", a bike lane on the sidewalk (Ave Thiers).

Chartrons is going to be among the priciest, of course.
The town will be crazy for the next week starting Sunday with Vinexpo.