Béguey

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Béguey
The town hall in Béguey
The town hall in Béguey
Location of Béguey
Béguey is located in France
Béguey
Béguey
Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W / 44.6436; -0.3222Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W / 44.6436; -0.3222
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonL'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean Rupert
Area
1
3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
1,194
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33040 /33410
Elevation2–90 m (6.6–295.3 ft)
(avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Béguey is a commune on the right bank of the Garonne river in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Geography[]

Bordering municipalities[]

OpenStreetMap communal limit

On the right bank of the Garonne, the neighboring towns are Laroque to the north-east, Cadillac to the south-east, and Rions to the north-west; on the right bank, the neighboring municipalities are Cérons to the south-west and Podensac to the west.

Rose des vents Rions Laroque Rose des vents
Podensac N
W    Béguey    E
S
Cérons Cadillac

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962967—    
1968974+0.7%
19751,054+8.2%
1982866−17.8%
1990910+5.1%
1999916+0.7%
20081,099+20.0%

Personalities[]

One of Béguey's famous sons is Jean-Louis Vignes, pioneer of the California wine industry.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.



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