Bordeaux, Gironde · Neighbourhood
Buying in Saint-Genès and Nansouty, Bordeaux
Saint-Genès and Nansouty form the residential south of Bordeaux, from the place de la Victoire down to the boulevards, around the cours de la Somme, the barrière Saint-Genès and the place Nansouty. Families look there for a double échoppe with a south-facing garden or a townhouse with an upper floor, on a street away from the cours. Home Select searches there for the buyer alone: watching sales that never reach a listing, sorting sound échoppes from those to rebuild, negotiating and securing the purchase through to the keys.
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01Neighbourhood
Living in Saint-Genès and Nansouty
Saint-Genès and Nansouty are neighbourhoods for walking and cycling, between the barrière Saint-Genès and the place Nansouty. Tram line B runs along the cours de l’Argonne, stops at the barrière Saint-Genès and reaches the centre in a few stations. The cours de l’Argonne and the cours de la Somme hold the local shops, while the boulevard George-V draws the line with Talence. The Nansouty market fills the square, and the side streets fall quiet as soon as you leave the cours. The Talence university campus is a few tram B stops beyond the boulevards.
The Saint-Genès La Salle school, on the rue de Saint-Genès, shapes daily life for many families in the neighbourhood, from nursery to secondary school. The residential streets away from the cours see little through traffic. Central Bordeaux is a straight ride by bike along the cours de l’Argonne or the cours de la Somme. The food shops of the cours and the market cover the week’s shopping.
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The buildings and what sells in Saint-Genès and Nansouty
The Bordeaux échoppe dominates the housing stock of Saint-Genès and Nansouty: a single-storey house in pale stone, façade on the street, garden or courtyard behind. The simple échoppe has one door and one window on the street; the double échoppe has a central door between two windows, a corridor and one room on the street on each side. Townhouses with an upper floor, courtyard or small garden cluster towards the cours de la Somme and the place Nansouty. A few small buildings of two or three floors complete the picture, often on the corners.
The renovated double échoppe with a south-facing garden is the rare property of Saint-Genès and Nansouty, the one that often sells privately before any listing. A single échoppe with an added storey or a garden-side extension trades above the Bordeaux median for houses when the works were authorised. An échoppe to rebuild entirely is negotiated on the cost of the works: structure, damp, roof, utilities.
Streets and micro-sectors
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Barrière Saint-Genès
The barrière Saint-Genès is the gateway to the neighbourhood from the boulevards, with the tram B stop of the same name. Around the barrière, apartment buildings and shops quickly give way to échoppes once you leave the main road. Buyers here want the tram without the noise of the boulevards.
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Cours de la Somme
The cours de la Somme crosses Nansouty, from the place de la Victoire down to the boulevards. Shops and townhouses with an upper floor gather on the cours. The side streets grow quieter with every house number: the price gap with the second parallel street is clear.
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Place Nansouty
The place Nansouty and its market are the commercial heart of Nansouty. The streets around the square line up simple and double échoppes, with a courtyard or a garden, sought by families for the market close by. Townhouses with an upper floor gather in the immediate surroundings of the square.
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Rue de Saint-Genès and boulevard George-V
The rue de Saint-Genès carries the Saint-Genès La Salle school and runs through the residential heart of the neighbourhood. The boulevard George-V closes Saint-Genès to the south and separates Bordeaux from Talence. At equal size, échoppes near the boulevard sell for less than those on inner streets: the noise is priced in.
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How Home Select hunts in Saint-Genès and Nansouty
Home Select searches Saint-Genès and Nansouty ahead of the listings. A network of 15,000 professional partners and more than 100 off-market properties surfaced every day open the door to the échoppes that change hands between neighbours or through a local notary, without ever appearing in a listing. The written brief sets the street, the orientation of the garden, the condition accepted and the renovation budget. The property finder previews every property before involving the buyer.
Before any offer on an échoppe, the property finder probes the walls for damp, inspects the roof and its timbers, checks the planning permissions for extensions and whether a crawl space exists. For a buyer coming from far away, the pre-visit does the sorting: three shortlisted properties instead of more than forty. The negotiation covers the price and the costed works, with an average of 6% obtained on the seller’s price.
Three finder’s reflexes in Saint-Genès and Nansouty
- 01 Read the extension before the house
An échoppe extended on the garden side is worth what its permit is worth. The property finder requests the prior declaration or planning permission, compares the plans with what was built and checks compliance with the local planning code. An unauthorised extension is sometimes regularised, sometimes demolished: the price accounts for it before signing, not after.
- 02 Measure the width of the façade
Between a simple and a double échoppe, the width of the façade commands the light, the layout and the value. The property finder measures the façade and the depth of the plot before shortlisting a property. A deep, well-oriented simple échoppe can be worth more than a dark double one on a narrow courtyard.
- 03 Choose the side of the cours
In Saint-Genès and Nansouty, the street is worth as much as the house. The property finder records the traffic, the presence of the tram, the distance to the Saint-Genès La Salle school and the Nansouty market, then the orientation of the garden. Two identical échoppes three streets apart do not sell for the same price.
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On the ground
Why a property finder in Saint-Genès and Nansouty
The best addresses never list
On this market, a share of the sought-after properties sells before publication, between families and through notaires and local networks. Our 15,000-partner network surfaces more than 100 off-market properties every day.
You only view the essential
Every lead is verified and priced for you before you travel: 3 viewings on average instead of 40, and an offer defended by Home Select, complete file in hand (6% obtained on average off the asking price).
The building audited before you commit
Surveys, co-ownership rules, easements, local building specifics: every document is checked before you commit.
Fees
Two offers, paid on success
- 2.5% of the net purchase price
- Exclusive offer The full service, at every budget. Minimum €10,000 incl. VAT.
- 1.5% of the net purchase price
- Confidential offer The same service, dedicated to off-market properties. Reserved for projects of €2m and above.
Home Select is paid 100% on success: nothing is due until you have bought.
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Frequently asked questions
Buying in Saint-Genès and Nansouty: your questions
How much does an échoppe cost in Saint-Genès and Nansouty?
An échoppe in Saint-Genès and Nansouty generally sells above the Bordeaux median for houses, without reaching the prices of the Triangle d’Or or Les Chartrons. The DVF 2025 survey gives no median at neighbourhood level: value is read property by property, according to the width of the façade, the condition, the garden and the street. An échoppe to rebuild entirely trades well below a renovated one.
What types of property are found in Saint-Genès and Nansouty?
Saint-Genès and Nansouty mostly offer Bordeaux échoppes, simple or double, single-storey or raised, with a courtyard or garden. Townhouses with an upper floor sit towards the cours de la Somme and the place Nansouty, and a few small buildings provide one- and two-bedroom flats. Large apartments with a lift are rare in the neighbourhood.
Are Saint-Genès and Nansouty suited to a family with school-age children?
Yes, Saint-Genès and Nansouty rank among the family neighbourhoods of Bordeaux. Family demand focuses on the inner streets, from which children walk to Saint-Genès La Salle and cycle to the Nansouty market, with tram B taking over towards the centre and the campus. For each property, the property finder checks the real journey to the chosen school and the traffic on the street at drop-off and pick-up times.
What rules apply to works on an échoppe in the neighbourhood?
An échoppe in Saint-Genès and Nansouty is renovated under two constraints: the local planning code for garden extensions and added floors, and, within the protected perimeter, the opinion of the Architecte des Bâtiments de France for the façade, the joinery and the roof. The clay soil means damp is treated before any finishing. The property finder gathers these checks before the offer.
How long does it take to buy in Saint-Genès and Nansouty?
Home Select completes a purchase in 45 days on average, against 6 months for a buyer alone, with 3 viewings instead of more than 40. In the neighbourhood, the best échoppes often sell privately: the network of 15,000 partners and the off-market properties surfaced every day mean the buyer hears of them before any listing. First reply within 24 working hours.
What are your fees in Bordeaux?
Home Select charges 2.5% of the net purchase price (minimum €10,000 incl. VAT) on the Exclusive offer, or 1.5% on the Confidential offer for projects of €2m and above. Home Select is paid on success only: nothing is due until you have bought.
What happens next
- A property finder reads your request and answers within one working day.
- A first confidential conversation: how you will use the property, the real budget, the non-negotiable criteria, the timing.
- A written brief, and a search started within the week. Nothing is due until you have bought.
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