Béguey (French pronunciation: [beɡɛj]; Occitan: Veguèir) is a commune on the right bank of the Garonne river in the Gironde department in southwestern France.
Béguey | |
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 The town hall in Béguey | |
Location of Béguey  | |
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| 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 (2021)[2] | 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. | |
Geography
editBordering municipalities
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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
edit| 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
editOne of Béguey's famous sons is Jean-Louis Vignes, pioneer of the California wine industry.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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