Five thousand years ago, the Garonne covered all or part of this land that stretched out to the hills of L'Entre-deux-Mers. In the Middle Ages, Rue de la Benauge alone held a few concentrated residences. All around, islands and marshes made this land hard to access. .

In the 14th century, near the river, a fort or a fortress was built that was destroyed in the 17th century by the Duc d’Epernon. The construction of the Pont de Pierre in 1822 moved human activities to the Plaine des Queyries. Later, the Gare d’Orléans train station connected Bordeaux and Paris.

This formerly industrial neighbourhood has since been completely renovated. The arrival in 2004 of the tram on Avenue Thiers, previously called La Route de Paris, profoundly modified its urbanization.

The Quais des Queyries open onto one of the most beautiful panoramas, “the Tourny façade”.