Bassins à Flot

Bordeaux's regenerated dockland eco-quartier, home to La Cité du Vin, Bassins des Lumières and a culture-led waterfront of new apartments.

Updated May 22, 202611 min read

About Bassins à Flot

Once a working port between Chartrons and Bacalan, the Bassins à Flot has been reborn as a mixed-use eco-quartier of new apartments, offices, a marina and flagship cultural venues. The glass-tower Cité du Vin and the immersive Bassins des Lumières (in the cavernous WWII submarine base) have made it a left-bank destination, with the Halles de Bacalan food hall feeding the crowds. Served by Tram Line B and wide new cycle paths, it offers modern, energy-efficient stock at prices below the historic centre. The quarter is still maturing block by block, which is precisely the regeneration upside investors are watching, tempered by slower new-build absorption since 2023.

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Bassins à Flot in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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