Bègles

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Bègles
Begla
Coat of arms of Bègles
Bègles (France)
Bègles
region Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton Talence
Villenave-d'Ornon
Community association Bordeaux metropolis
Coordinates 44 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 33 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 48 ′  N , 0 ° 33 ′  W
height 3-18 m
surface 9.96 km 2
Residents 28,601 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 2,872 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 33130
INSEE code 33039
Website http://www.mairie-begles.fr/

Saint-Pierre church

Bègles ( Occitan : Begla ) is a French city with 28,601 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Gironde department in the region Nouvelle-Aquitaine . The city is located in the Arrondissement of Bordeaux and belongs to the cantons of Talence and Villenave-d'Ornon .

Bègles is located in the south-eastern suburb of Bordeaux on the western bank of the Garonne . The community is served by bus lines and tram line C of the TBC .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 24,388 27,330 25,680 23,318 22.604 22,475 24,417 28,601
Source: INSEE ; 2006: update; all figures excluding secondary residences

traffic

On July 8, 2019, a nationwide 30 km / h zone was set up in Bègles .

Attractions

See also: List of the Monuments historiques in Bègles

Twin cities

The German twin town of Bègles has been Suhl in Thuringia since 1962 . The Spanish sister city since 1991 Collado Villalba in the Madrid region and in Ireland is Bray since 1994 twin city of Bègles.

Personalities

The Green politician Noël Mamère was mayor of the municipality from 1989 to 2017.

The following personalities were born in Bègles:

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes de la Gironde. Flohic Éditions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-125-2 , pp. 135-141.

Web links

Commons : Bègles  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Jump up ↑ Martin Jungfer: French city uses 30 km / h across the board . In: nzz.ch. July 10, 2019, accessed July 13, 2019 .