I guess the keyword is "used to". How long ago? This is what 400 EUR get you now: https://www.leboncoin.fr/recherche?category=10&text=bordeaux&locations=Bordea

I guess the keyword is "used to". How long ago? This is what 400 EUR get you now: https://www.leboncoin.fr/recherche?category=10&text=bordeaux&locations=Bordeaux__44.850256301996154_-0.5749676832669564_10000&sort=price&order=asc&real_estate_type=1%2C2&price=400-max https://www.leboncoin.fr/recherche?category=10&text=bordeaux... Rooms and studios from 10 to 24 sqm (~100-250 sq feet), half of them unfurnished. So cheaper than here, but still the absolute worst. Well, you can get something for even cheaper but then you start having last floors without elevator and extremely low ceilings, which my back won't ever consider again after the experience.