| Bègles | ||
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Château de Francs
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| Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″W / 44.8086°N 0.5478°WCoordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″W / 44.8086°N 0.5478°W | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Department | Gironde | |
| Arrondissement | Bordeaux | |
| Canton | Bègles | |
| Intercommunality | Bordeaux | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Noël Mamère (Europe Écologie–The Greens) | |
| Area1 | 9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 24,999 | |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33039 /33130 | |
| Elevation | 3–18 m (9.8–59.1 ft) (avg. 8 m or 26 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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.
Bègles was the birthplace of:
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