Property for sale in Saint-Genès, Bordeaux: échoppes and gardens

A neighbourhood between Bordeaux and Talence

South of the city centre, on either side of the boulevards, Saint-Genès spreads out around the barrière that shares its name, between Bordeaux and Talence. It has no official boundaries: on the Bordeaux side it forms one district with Nansouty, and on the Talence side with Roustaing and Zola. But everyone knows what you mean by Saint-Genès: quiet streets, échoppes (Bordeaux’s traditional single-storey stone houses) and a real neighbourhood feel.

The village of Saint-Genès once belonged to Talence. Its northern part became part of Bordeaux in 1864, when the boulevards were built. The barrières, where a toll on goods entering the city was collected until 1928, gave their names to the big junctions, and the Barrière Saint-Genès is a good example.

Échoppes and stone façades

Saint-Genès is, above all, Bordeaux architecture at its most endearing: single and double échoppes, cut-stone townhouses, tall façades with carved details, often with a garden behind. The tree-lined streets give the area a village feel, just a few minutes from the centre.

At the barrière junction, the Café de l’Horloge, opened in 1889, is a reminder that this crossroads has been a lively spot for more than a century.

Gardens and markets

The jardin des Dames de la Foi is the neighbourhood’s green lung. Once a private estate and now a public garden, it covers around 8,000 m², with century-old nettle trees and holm oaks, a playground, and ecological management recognised by the Écojardin label and as an LPO bird refuge. You can get in from rue de Saint-Genès or rue de Ségur.

On the Talence side, the parc André-Curval offers another green haven. For food shopping, the Pouyanne market is held on Sunday mornings on cours de l’Argonne, and the nearby Saint-Augustin market runs on Wednesdays and Saturdays.

Schools and transport

Saint-Genès is known for its many schools, often private, such as the lycée Saint-Genès La Salle on rue de Saint-Genès, or the Saint-Genès primary and secondary school on cours Gambetta in Talence. The Talence-Pessac university campus is just a few tram stops away.

Tram B serves the neighbourhood, with the Bergonié, Barrière Saint-Genès and Roustaing stops, and gets you to central Bordeaux in a few minutes. Since late 2025, the express bus H has been running around the boulevards and stops at the barrière.

Living in Saint-Genès

It is one of the neighbourhoods Bordeaux families look for most: peace and quiet, schools, local shops and the tram, without giving up the charm of older homes.

When I look at an échoppe or a townhouse in Saint-Genès, I check the condition of the stonework and the roof, the light, whether there is a garden or courtyard, and how close it is to the schools and the tram. Here, those are the things that make all the difference.

If you are thinking of moving to Saint-Genès, or selling a property there, I would be delighted to talk it through with you.