Bègles

Bègles (French: [bɛɡl]; Gascon: Begla) is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Bègles
Château de Francs
Location of Bègles
Bègles
Bègles
Coordinates: 44°48′31″N 0°32′52″W
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentGironde
ArrondissementBordeaux
CantonTalence and Villenave-d'Ornon
IntercommunalityBordeaux Métropole
Government
  Mayor (2020–2026) Clement Rossignol-Puech
Area
1
9.96 km2 (3.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
30,813
  Density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
33039 /33130
Elevation3–18 m (9.8–59.1 ft)
(avg. 8 m or 26 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux and is adjacent to it on the south. Bègles station has rail connections to Langon and Bordeaux.

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