Map of Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux is the administrative centre of New Aquitaine, France, with a population of about 265,328. It lies at 44.8404°N, 0.5805°W. Bordeaux is about 499 km (310 mi) southwest of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Talence, 4 km to the south.

Bordeaux at a glance

Where is Bordeaux?

• The 9th largest city in France by recorded population.
• The largest city in New Aquitaine on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 47 min on the shortest day to 15 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bordeaux

• Talence — 4 km south
• Mérignac — 5 km west
• Pessac — 6 km southwest
• Mont-de-Marsan — 106 km south
• Angoulême — 107 km northeast
• Périgueux — 109 km east
• Agen — 119 km southeast
• Bayonne — 166 km southwest
• Biarritz — 170 km southwest
• Pau — 171 km south

Largest cities in New Aquitaine

• Limoges — 141,176
• Poitiers — 85,960
• Pau — 82,697
• La Rochelle — 76,810
• Mérignac — 69,791
• Pessac — 57,944
• Niort — 54,660
• Brive-la-Gaillarde — 53,466
• Angoulême — 49,468
• Bayonne — 44,396

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Montpellier — 248,252
• Lille — 238,695

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.