Bègles Explained

Bègles
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Bègles (Gironde).svg
Arrondissement:	Bordeaux
Canton:	Talence and Villenave-d'Ornon
Insee:	33039
Postal Code:	33130
Mayor:	Clement Rossignol-Puech^[1]
Term:	2020–2026
Intercommunality:	Bordeaux Métropole
Elevation M:	8
Elevation Min M:	3
Elevation Max M:	18
Area Km2:	9.96

Bègles (in 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.

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^[2]

See also

• Communes of the Gironde department

External links

• Official website (in French)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. Web site: Twinned with Dublin . bray.ie . 2017 . 19 May 2017.