Bègles

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) 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 station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.

Population

Personalities

Bègles was the birthplace of:

• Marie Bell (1900–1985), actress
• Sandrine Cantoreggi (born 1969), violinist
• Lilly Daché (1898–1989), milliner and fashion designer
• Jacques Dufilho (1914–2005), actor
• Philippe Galera (born 1967), retired professional footballer

International relations

Bègles is twinned with:

• Collado Villalba, Spain
• Suhl, Germany
• Bray, Ireland^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Bègles, EHESS (in French).
4. "Population en historique depuis 1968", INSEE.
5. "Twinned with Dublin". bray.ie. 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.

External links

• Official website (in French)