Consulates and Administrative Offices:

US Consulate: http://france-usembassy.gov/bordeaux.html  then click on American Citizens
British Consulate: http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/travel-and-living-abroad/find-an-embassy/europe/consulate-bordeaux
http://ukinfrance.fco.gov.uk/en/
Prefecture de la Gironde: http://www.aquitaine.pref.gouv.fr/

Tourist Offices and information about activities in Bordeaux:

Bordeaux Tourist Office: http://www.bordeaux-tourisme.com/
Gironde Tourist Office: http://www.tourisme-gironde.fr/
Aquitaine Tourist Office: http://www.tourisme-aquitaine.fr/
Mayor's Office: http://www.bordeaux.fr/ebx/First
Centre Info Jeunesse Aquitaine (CIJA):  http://www.info-jeune.net/publication_guide.php
Downtown Bordeaux City Guide: http://www.downtown-cityguide.com/
Club et Comptines, journal of activities for children: http://www.clubsetcomptines.com/
Neighborhood Leisure/Cultural Centers:http://www.bordeaux.fr/ebx/First   then: vie quotidienne, jeunnesse, centre de loisirs or
vos quartiers
And: http://www.centres-animation.asso.fr

Health Resources:

Cancer Support France: http://www.cancersupportfrance.info/
Health Insurance Questions for Expatriates: http://www.cleiss.fr/

School Information:

Academy of Bordeaux (public governmental office in charge of schools in Bordeaux): http://www.ac-bordeaux.fr/
Collège Alain Fournier (junior high level, public) bilingual section: http://clgalainfournier.ac-bordeaux.fr
Lycée François Magendie (high school level, public), bilingual section: (Website not working)
Lycée François Magendie (OIB or BOI) Baccaulauréat à Option Internationale  http://oib.free.fr/
Bordeaux International School ( private school): http://www.bordeaux-school.com

International Associations in Bordeaux:

Bordeaux-British Community: http://www.bordeauxbritish.com/
Association Bordeaux-USA: http://www.bordeaux-usa.com
English-speaking Church, English-French medical vocabulary: http://www.chapaq.org/
English-speaking Union:

Expatriate Websites, Newsletters:

The Connexion Newspaper: http://www.connexionfrance.com/
The French Paper: http://www.thefrenchpaper.com
Anglo-info website: http://www.angloinfo.com/default.asp

Housing:

Centre Régionale des Oeuvres Universitaries et Scolaires (CROUS),
Lodging for students: http://www.crous-bordeaux.fr/
Real Estate Announces: http://www.refleximmo.com/    http://www.cabinet-bedin.com/

French Language Classes:

Nationwide program, free language classes, the Comité de Liaison des Acteurs de la Promotion (CLAP):
http://www.clap-so.org/article.php3?id_article=44
Alliance Française: http://www.alliance-bordeaux.org/
Apero-Langues: http://language.meetup.com/33    http://blablabylone.org/
French studies at the University of Bordeaux: http://www.defle.u-bordeaux3.fr

Women's Groups in France:

Landes & Pays Basque International Women's Club http://lpb.iwc.free.fr/
Women's International Club du Languedoc-Roussilon http://www.wic-lr.com/
Women's International Club Mediteranée http://www.wicmediterranee.org/
Women's International Club of Paris http://pariswic.free.fr/
International Women's Club Provence http://www.iwcprovence.org/
International Women's Club of the Riviera http://www.iwcr.org/
Toulouse Women's International Group http://www.twigsite.org/

'Open Door'

Network of International Women's Associations  http://www.opendoorworldwide.com/


Useful Websites:

Bordeaux Airport - http://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/
Bordeaux Rocade (Ring Road) - http://www.gironde.equipement.gouv.fr/article.php3?id_article=118



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