Elizabeth

I am a new Zealander hoping to explore Bordeaux and join an intensive French language course from approximately May to early October.  I would like to be within a mile or so of a railway station so that I can travel in to Bordeaux easily (no car).  Do you have any suggestions for a likely place I could base myself?  A studio or something equally small would suit me best.  I like gardening so a garden would be a bonus.  Thank you in advance.  Elizabeth