Bègles
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Commune of Bègles |
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| Location | |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| Canton | Bègles |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux |
| Mayor | Noël Mamère (2008-2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 3 m–18 m (avg. 8 m) |
| Land area¹ | 9.96 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
22,475 |
| - Density | 2,256/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 33039/ 33130 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Bègles is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Bègles was the birthplace of:
- Lilly Daché (1898-1989), milliner and fashion designer
- Jacques Dufilho (1914-2005), actor
Bègles is twinned with:
- Collado Villalba, Spain
- Suhl, Germany
- Bray, Co Wicklow, Ireland
[edit] External links
- Official website (in French)
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