Bègles
Bègles | |
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Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″W / 44.8086°N 0.5478°WCoordinates: 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 (Jan. 2018)[2] | 29,669 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/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.
Population[]
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
Personalities[]
Bègles was the birthplace of:
- Sandrine Cantoreggi (born 1969), violinist
- Lilly Daché (1898–1989), milliner and fashion designer
- Jacques Dufilho (1914–2005), actor
- Actress Marie Belle, born 1900.
International relations[]
Bègles is twinned with:
- Collado Villalba, Spain
- Suhl, Germany
- Bray, Ireland[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ 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[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bègles. |
- Official website (in French)
Categories:
- Communes of Gironde
- Gironde geography stubs