Canton of Bègles
| Former canton of Bègles |
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|---|---|
| region | Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux |
| main place | Bègles |
| Establishment date | March 4, 1790 |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 25,380 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 2,548 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 9.96 km² |
| Communities | 1 |
| INSEE code | 3352 |
The Canton Bègles was 2015, a Canton in arrondissement Bordeaux in the Gironde in the region Aquitaine in France .
history
The canton was founded on March 4, 1790 as part of the establishment of the départements as part of what was then the "Bordeaux district".
With the establishment of the arrondissements on February 17, 1800, the canton was redesigned as part of what was then the arrondissement of Bordeaux.
See also History of Gironde and History of the Arrondissement of Bordeaux .
geography
The canton bordered the cantons of Bordeaux in the north, the canton Floirac in the northeast, the canton Créon in the southeast, the canton Villenave-d'Ornon in the south and the canton Talence in the west .
Communities
The only municipality in the canton was Bègles with 25,380 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012).