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From Bordeaux, with several districts on UNESCO's World Heritage list, to those prestigious vineyards which have earned it its international reputation, France's vastest department has a multiplicity of advantages. Sea side, the Atlantic's breakers range from the Arcachon Basin's untroubled waters to the Gironde's majestic estuary.
Real estate trends
While the department has seen its real estate prices double over the past several years, they are beginning to stabilize now. Expect an apartment in Bordeaux to run around 2,500 € m². In Arcachon, they go for about 4,000 € the m², according to the scale prepared by La Vie immobilière (http://www.lavieimmo.com).
Executive homes and available, affordable properties have become quite scarce, at least in the Bordeaux area. North of the estuary or in the Entre-deux-mers, in the southern part of the department, you can still find beautiful stone homes starting at 300,000 €.
The Arcachon Basin, overpriced, has seen its prices literally go red hot: the most modest villa with garden now costs almost 500,000 €. In cap Ferret, at the northern tip of the Basin, hardly any villas are going for under 700,000 €.
Traditional housing
The Gironde's rural areas have little in common with the lovely homes dotting the Arcachon Basin. The typical homes in wine growing hamlets are single-story, modest size, structures built symmetrically to either side of a central entrance. They are built of limestone, unfinished or plastered.
Location
France's ninth city, the pearl of Aquitaine, has a dynamic airport, with several dozen international destinations and links to major French cities. The TGV puts Gironde's capital at only three hours from Paris.
Scenery and activities
At over 10,000 km2, France's largest department is entitled to indulge in superlatives: 126 km of Atlantic coast line – from Pointe de Graves to the Dune du Pyla, the highest one in Europe –, 480,000 wooded hectares, mainly pines, and 3,500 km of rivers, 400 waterways of which are navigable… Nature is protected throughout, waiting to be explored, along with its wildlife, particularly on the Ile aux Oiseaux, in the heart of the Arcachon Basin, a refuge for dozens of species.
When nature in the Gironde goes domestic, it turns out some of the most notable wines on Earth. Margaux, Saint-Julien, Saint-Emilion... The Gironde produces 57 appellations d'origine contrôlée and over 3,000 châteaux.
The department has quite a varied cultural heritage: megaliths, Gallo-Roman remains, castles, abbeys, fortified mills… and then there is the citadel of Blaye, built by Vauban to protect the estuary from Spanish incursions.
Weather
Defined by a maritime type of climate, with mild winters and hot summers, the Gironde is a sunny department, with average rainfall (although more significant inland than on the coast). It is somewhat windy, but not excessively so, and it rarely drops below freezing more than 20 or 30 days a year.
In town
- Bordeaux: the 27 districts of the Metropolitan District have a total of 660,000 inhabitants, including over 230,000 in the center city. Bordeaux is presently getting a thorough makeover, while still honoring its prestigious cultural and commercial past. Redrawn and renovated districts, tramway placed in service, development of green spaces, etc.
- Arcachon: with 11,000 inhabitants in winter, the seaside resort has districts named for the four seasons and a vast array of tourist attractions and sightseeing to offer the visitor: beaches, port, Second Empire residences, gardens, etc.
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