Bègles
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Bègles | |
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Château de Francs | |
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| Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″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 (2023)[2] | 31,831 |
| • Density | 3,200/km2 (8,280/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.
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

