Bègles
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Château de Francs | |
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Bègles Bègles | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″W / 44.8086°N 0.5478°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Talence and Villenave-d'Ornon |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Clement Rossignol-Puech[1] |
Area 1 | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 30,968 |
| • Density | 3,110/km2 (8,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33039 /33130 |
| Elevation | 3–18 m (9.8–59.1 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.
History
The Hôtel de Ville was built as a private residence in 1862.[3]
Population
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Personalities
Bègles was the birthplace of:
- Marie Bell (1900–1985), actress
- Sandrine Cantoreggi (born 1969), violinist
- Lilly Daché (1898–1989), milliner and fashion designer
- Jacques Dufilho (1914–2005), actor
- Philippe Galera (born 1967), retired professional footballer
International relations
Bègles is twinned with:
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Les parcs et jardins de Bègles" (PDF). Mairie de Bègles. p. 40. Retrieved 20 December 2025.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bègles, EHESS (in French).
- ^ "Population en historique depuis 1968", INSEE.
- ^ "Twinned with Dublin". bray.ie. 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bègles.
- Official website (in French)