Bègles
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
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Bègles | |
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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 (2021)[2] | 30,813 |
• Density | 3,100/km2 (8,000/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. |
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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.