North of Bordeaux, on the Dangeard site, a genuine reuse village is taking shape. Named Îkos, it will be built on a 2.5-hectare plot and will develop 11,000 m² of buildings. Work began in spring 2026, with a phased opening expected in spring 2027.
1 hectare dedicated to secondhand
The idea was born in 2017 from a meeting of several Bordeaux players in the social and solidarity economy, facing the same needs for space, visibility, and development. Today, 9 organizations make up the collective, including the Atelier d'Éco Solidaire, Le Relais Gironde, Envie Gironde, Le Livre Vert, and the Sports Recycling Center.
Inspired by a model developed in Sweden, Îkos aims to adopt the codes of a traditional shopping center, but by replacing new products with objects given a second life. At the heart of the site, a shopping gallery of over 3,000 m² will bring together textiles, furniture, books, games and toys, sports equipment, crafts and refurbished household appliances. Collection, sorting, repair, transformation and resale will all be reunited on the same site.
Over 12,000 tonnes of items processed each year
Behind this project valued at 18.9 million euros, the ambition is also environmental. The member organizations currently process approximately 8,000 tonnes of items per year. With Îkos, this figure is set to exceed
Workshops, activities, and demonstrations will enhance the experience to raise public awareness about repair and the circular economy. Even the construction itself incorporates reused materials. The project also carries an important social dimension. Eventually, the collective should bring together more than 300 employees, about half of whom in job insertion programs, with 100 additional jobs created.
Opening expected spring 2027 in Bordeaux
Supported by Bordeaux Métropole, the City of Bordeaux, ADEME, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, and European funds, Ïkos should welcome its first visitors in 2027.
Nearly 10 years after the initial planning stages, the project aims to shake off the image of a dusty secondhand shop and offer an experience more like a genuine shopping center. With one major difference: here, almost everything will already have had a previous life.