Bègles

Begles is a French town with 25 119 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) in the Gironde department in the region of Aquitaine. The city is located in the arrondissement of Bordeaux and forms its own canton.

Begles located in the southeastern suburb of Bordeaux on the west bank of the Garonne. The community belongs to the community association Communauté Urbaine de Bordeaux and is accessible by bus and tram line C of the TBC.

Demographics

Policy

Mayor since 1989, the Green Noël Mamère.

Twin Cities

German sister city of Begles in Thuringia since 1962 Suhl. The Spanish sister city since 1991, Collado Villalba Madrid region and in Ireland Bray since 1994 twin city of Begles.

Sons and daughters

In Begles following personalities were born:

  • Dominique Pifarély (born 1958 ), jazz violinist
  • Jacques Dufilho (1914-2005), French actor
  • Nassiet Henri (1895-1977), French actor
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