4. Bordeaux
IM Score: 21
Average Cost of Apartment per Square Feet: $306
Meal Cost: $42.58
If you want to retire to France so you can enjoy in all those amazing wines, look no further than Bordeaux that’s up next in our list of best places to retire in France, and the city’s surrounding area. Bordeaux is known as the world’s wine capital and place where the biggest wine festival, Vinexpo, is held. When you are not enjoying wine and cheese, there will be plenty of things to do in the city. It is considered the “city of art and history”, with breathtaking architecture, numerous museums and other significant points of interest. In case you wonder, yes, there is even a museum dedicated to wine. The thing that might throw you off is the poor and cold weather with up to 18 rainy days in April and temperatures dropping to 37°F in January and December.
