Caudéran

Caudéran was born at the 19th century around the borough from Saint-Amand.

Old Suburbs " chic" of Bordeaux (called the " Neuilly bordelais"), it contained many Hameau X during creation until the purchase of the grounds by rich person middle-class of Bordeaux.

Caudéran is rich in graver S and Chartreuse S being next to of many house S and Immeuble S.

It is attached to the town of Bordeaux in 1965 to make powerful a Métropole of it, and thus to do one of the calmest district S of Bordeaux. Its inhabitants, very attached to his residential peace, say sometimes more " caudérannais" that of Bordeaux. The weapons of the old commune (still visible on the frontage of the town hall) comprise snails, those were famous.

Monuments:

  • parish church Saint Amand.

By-pass: Exit

Its park of Bordeaux

Its most known green area is the park of Bordeaux, vastest of Bordeaux (between 20 and 30 Hectare S). He saw the day in 1885. He is drawn by a German Paysagiste, Eugene Bülher. Camille Godard, which bequeathed its fortune to the city for the acquisition and the installation of the park, introduced there new plant species: Sequoia, Magniolia, To drown of America, Cypress bald people of Louisiana.

One finds glazing bar, paths there to run, abundant solid masses of Fleur S, Water level, animalist Parc (animal of the farm, Wallabi S, émeu S, Wapiti S…), without forgetting the squirrel S, Theater of Puppet, small Boat, small Train, Kart S with pedals and motorized, plays for children, urban mini-circuit installed by the Traffic control, refreshment bar… Some Pelouse S are rather vast and resistant to receive many plays of ground by teenagers (Football, Rugby…), of another lawns are fitted latticework on, filled of trees and not-maintained to leave their wild aspect.
The park contains a artificial pond (Very low depth: 40 cm), very Poisson them and filled of various Duck S of ornament or savages, swans but also of hens of water and involuntarily of tortoises of abandoned Florida. Since the Storm of 1999 and after several weeks of total closure, this park lost many plants (700 trees) and a paying Balançoire. Since 2004, this park is the subject of a total refitting to transform it into a Landscaped garden the (displacement of sets of children, creation of a park with Chien S, creation of a way not tarred for joggeurs, put at the standards of the animalist park…). The project superintendent is Francoise Phiquepal.

In 1997, a construction project of a Residence in a piece little attended at prone summer of a polemic, construction was cancelled in a few months but trees were already shaven. Since it is transformed into pony club (Currently disappeared) and the other part belongs to the gardeners who store the grounds, despite everything, this piece remains open to the public.

It is also the park more appreciated families of Bordeaux.

Famous people born in Caudéran

External bonds

  • Page of the Caudéran District on the site of the town hall of Bordeaux
  • Site of the Neighborhood house of Caudéran

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