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Capital of the Aquitaine region


-An urban community of 659 998
inhabitants
-An international airport
-A port
-A railway station open to Europe
(TGV Paris-Bordeaux 3h)
-Main roads (A 10 - A 62)
-An ideal location as Bordeaux is close
to the Atlantic Ocean, the bassin
d'Arcachon,the Périgord, Pays Basque
and Landes regions and the Pyrénées
mountain range…
International Wine Capital

- The largest fine-wine producing area
worldwide: more than 5000 châteaux
et 57 appellations
- Vinexpo : international wine and spirits
trade show with 2400 exhibitors et
41 countries
An active metropolis

A leading industrial centre with european scope comprising :
-Aeronautic, space and defense industries (Dassault, Aérospatiale, Snecma, Snpe…)
-High tech companies (electronics, precision engineering, advanced materials, medical engineering, petrochemistry…)
A booming academic centre with :
-The largest european campus
Growing scientific research resources (6th rank nation wide) and significant installations (molecular chemistry, high-power laser…)
Links :

Town Hall :
05 56 10 20 30
Tourism Office :
05 56 00 66 00
Bordeaux Academic Centre :
05 56 33 80 80
SNCF
Air France
  La Fnac
 

Historical City
-Medieval Bordeaux :
The "quartier Saint Michel" and
its gothic spire. The "quartier
Sainte Eulalie" and its numerous
covents, the "quartier Saint Eloi"
and its 12th-13th century
church, the "quartier Saint Pierre" etc…
-18th century Bordeaux :
The "place de la Bourse", The "Place
du Parlement", The "Grand
Theatre", The "Allées de Tourny"…
-The "Art deco" Bordeaux :
The "Judaïque " swimming pool , the
"Bourse du Travail", and even the archway of the Jacques Chaban Delmas city stadium...
City of Sports and culture

The J. Chaban Delmas city stadium
The golf of Bordeaux-Lac (2 golf courses of 18 holes each)
The velodrome of Bordeaux-Lac …
The Public Garden laid out in the 18th century (10 hectares of greenery in the very heart of the city)
The floral garden (in Bordeaux-Lac)
The " Bois de Bordeaux" (120 ha of woods)
Fitted banks of the Garonne river …

The National Bordeaux Aquitaine Orchestra
The Grand-Theatre
The U-boat base
The Colbert cruiser (now turned into a museum)
The Musée d'Aquitaine
The Museum of Decorative Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts
The National Custom and Excise Museum
The CAPC Museum of Modern Art
The Cap Science discovery centre…
A City open to the World
Member of the Eurometropolises network (european cities partnership program)
Twinning program with cities throughout four continents (Europe, U.S.A,
Asia and Africa)