Bègles

Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Bègles
Commune
Château de Francs
Château de Francs
Coat of arms of Bègles
Coat of arms
Location of Bègles
Bègles is located in France
Bègles
Bègles
Bègles is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bègles
Bègles
Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonTalence and Villenave-d'Ornon
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Clement Rossignol-Puech[1]
Area
1
9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
30,543
 • Density3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33039 /33130
Elevation3–18 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.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 2,115—    
1800 1,526−4.56%
1806 1,903+3.75%
1821 2,050+0.50%
1831 2,322+1.25%
1836 2,518+1.63%
1841 2,592+0.58%
1846 2,745+1.15%
1851 2,844+0.71%
1856 3,286+2.93%
1861 4,005+4.04%
1866 4,764+3.53%
1872 5,547+2.57%
1876 6,202+2.83%
1881 7,238+3.14%
1886 8,919+4.27%
1891 10,535+3.39%
1896 10,372−0.31%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 12,104+3.14%
1906 12,588+0.79%
1911 14,055+2.23%
1921 16,590+1.67%
1926 18,349+2.04%
1931 21,582+3.30%
1936 20,989−0.56%
1946 22,590+0.74%
1954 23,176+0.32%
1962 24,388+0.64%
1968 27,330+1.92%
1975 25,680−0.89%
1982 23,318−1.37%
1990 22,604−0.39%
1999 22,475−0.06%
2007 24,914+1.30%
2012 25,380+0.37%
2017 28,601+2.42%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities

Bègles was the birthplace of:

International relations

Bègles is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bègles, EHESS. (in French)
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Twinned with Dublin". bray.ie. 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
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