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Béguey

Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W / 44.6436; -0.3222
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Béguey
The town hall in Béguey
The town hall in Béguey
Location of Béguey
Map
Béguey is located in France
Béguey
Béguey
Béguey is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Béguey
Béguey
Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W / 44.6436; -0.3222
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementLangon
CantonL'Entre-Deux-Mers
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Rodolphe Yung[1]
Area
1
3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,208
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33040 /33410
Elevation2–90 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

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Bordering municipalities

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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.

Rose des vents Rions Laroque Rose des vents
Podensac N
W    Béguey    E
S
Cérons Cadillac

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962967—    
1968974+0.7%
19751,054+8.2%
1982866−17.8%
1990910+5.1%
1999916+0.7%
20081,099+20.0%

Personalities

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One of Béguey's famous sons is Jean-Louis Vignes, pioneer of the California wine industry.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.