Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Bègles | |
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 Château de Francs | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Bègles  | |
  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 (2021)[2] | 30,813 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/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. | |
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.
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Personalities edit
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 edit
Bègles is twinned with:
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bègles.
- Official website (in French)
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