Go with a plan.
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Bordeaux at 50/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than France's national picture overall (68/100 vs 75/100).
City page · part of France
The one number a country page can't give you
What people who actually live in Bordeaux report
Numbeo aggregates thousands of resident-submitted perception surveys into a per-city Crime Index (higher = worse) and its inverse, a Safety Index — the only real city-granularity crime signal feeding this page, alongside France's national advisory, political, health, and police-trust data.
Crime Index
49.6
Safety Index
50.4
Sub-scores
Same real inputs as France's national page, with crime swapped for Bordeaux's own Numbeo number above.
Legal status (national law)
Legal nationwide since 1791Legal in Savoy since 1792; equal age of consent since 1982 + UN decl. sign.
Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country →Pack this, know this
The little things that trip people up
Plug & voltage
C / E · 230V
Driving side
right
Emergency
police: 112 or 17 / ambulance: 112 or 15 / fire: 112 or 18
How this compares to France
Numbeo's Safety Index puts Bordeaux at 50/100 for crime — that makes it read sketchier than France's national picture overall (68/100 vs 75/100).
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