Béguey
Béguey | |
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 The town hall in Béguey | |
 Location of Béguey | |
  Béguey Location within France  Béguey Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 1,308 |
| • Density | 414/km2 (1,070/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
[edit]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. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 974 | — |
| 1975 | 1,054 | +1.13% |
| 1982 | 866 | −2.77% |
| 1990 | 910 | +0.62% |
| 1999 | 916 | +0.07% |
| 2007 | 1,079 | +2.07% |
| 2012 | 1,147 | +1.23% |
| 2017 | 1,187 | +0.69% |
| 2023 | 1,308 | +1.63% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Personalities
[edit]One of Béguey's famous sons is Jean-Louis Vignes, pioneer of the California wine industry.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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