Bien Public hosts conferences, congresses, seminars, press conferences, showrooms, trade fairs, galas, film shoots and company parties, from a study day for 70 to a reception for 450. The venue covers 3,000 m² with an auditorium, a large hall, a gallery, a mezzanine, a bar-restaurant and a terrace of 350 m². It stands at 68 quai Deschamps in the new Belvédère district of Bordeaux, on the right bank of the Garonne, facing the old town.
Seminars and company events
The Agora is the main room for plenaries. It measures 440 m², including an 88 m² stage, and seats 350 people, 150 of them on tiered seating. It takes 450 for a cocktail and 120 in cabaret layout, and has sound, video and lighting equipment for immersive events. The Galerie, a raw, contemporary space of 109 m² that opens onto the Belvédère hall, takes 100 people in a plenary with a projector, screen, lighting and sound. It also works as an exhibition space or a trade fair with stands.
For breakout sessions and smaller groups, the Mezzanine of 86 m², with a 35 m² platform, seats 70 and takes 100 standing. It is air-conditioned, looks over the left bank and has its own terrace of 100 m². A dedicated events team helps companies, associations and public bodies plan each project.
Rooms and capacities
The Belvédère is a bright, air-conditioned hall of 320 m² with an 18 m² stage, set next to the terrace. It seats 210, takes 300 for a cocktail and 100 in conference layout. The Terrasse of 350 m² is planted with trees and looks over the old town and the spire of Saint-Michel. It seats 150 and takes 300 standing. One or several spaces can be privatized, and the bar-restaurant with its large mezzanine can be part of the hire.
Catering
Bien Public works with three caterers. Capdevielle, founded in 1989, offers local, seasonal cooking for cocktails and dinners and is certified ISO 20121. Graines Fertiles, run since 2011 by three partners, cooks with more than 90 percent produce from the South-West, mostly organic. Marie Curry is a social enterprise whose dishes come from seven women chefs from around the world, and which trains immigrant women for employment. The bar-restaurant also serves its own menu from Wednesday to Sunday.
History and setting
Bien Public was created by Cultplace, the team behind La Bellevilloise in Paris. It won the competition launched by Bordeaux-Euratlantique for the central square of the Belvédère district, with the developers Nexity, Altarea Cogedim and Pitch. The venue runs a year-round program of concerts, DJ sets, exhibitions, screenings, workshops and markets. The site is certified ISO 20121 for sustainable events, with waste management, local suppliers and accessibility built into its operations.
Getting there
Tram line A stops at Stalingrad. Buses 25, 28 and 60 stop at Pont Saint-Jean, and bus 31 at Belvédère. The nearest bike-share stations are at 35 quai Deschamps and 35 rue de Cénac. The nearest car park is Parking Indigo at 19 rue de la Garonne. Bordeaux Saint-Jean station is across the river via the Pont Saint-Jean.
