Bègles

Bègles
Bègles
Administration
Country France
Region Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton Bègles
Intercommunality Bordeaux
Mayor Noël Mamère (Green)
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 3–18 m (9.8–59 ft)
(avg. 8 m/26 ft)
Land area1 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population2 24,999  (2008)
 - Density 2,510 /km2 (6,500 /sq mi)
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 without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bègles is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south.

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Population

Historical population of Bègles
Year 1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856
Population 2115 1526 1903 2050 2322 2518 2592 2745 2844 3286
Year 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901
Population 4005 4764 5547 6202 7238 8919 10,535 10,372 12,104
Year 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
Population 12,588 14,055 16,590 18,349 21,582 20,989 22,590 23,176
Year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2008
Population 24,388 27,330 25,680 23,318 22,604 22,475 24,999

Personalities

Bègles was the birthplace of:

International relations

Bègles is twinned with:

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