Béguey | |
|---|---|
 The town hall in Béguey | |
Location of Béguey | |
  Béguey  Béguey | |
| Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Gironde |
| Arrondissement | Langon |
| Canton | L'Entre-Deux-Mers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Rodolphe Yung[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,208 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 33040 /33410 |
| Elevation | 2–90 m (6.6–295.3 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Béguey (French pronunciation: [beɡɛj]; Occitan: Veguèir) is a commune on the right bank of the Garonne river in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Geography
Bordering municipalities
OpenStreetMap communal limit
On the right bank of the Garonne, the neighboring towns are Laroque to the north-east, Cadillac to the south-east, and Rions to the north-west; on the right bank, the neighboring municipalities are Cérons to the south-west and Podensac to the west.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 967 | — |
| 1968 | 974 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 1,054 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 866 | −17.8% |
| 1990 | 910 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 916 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1,099 | +20.0% |
Personalities
One of Béguey's famous sons is Jean-Louis Vignes, pioneer of the California wine industry.
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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