Béguey

Béguey
Béguey

Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W / 44.6436; -0.3222Coordinates: 44°38′37″N 0°19′20″W / 44.6436°N 0.3222°W / 44.6436; -0.3222
Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Langon
Canton Cadillac
Intercommunality Coteaux de Garonne
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Rupert
Area1 3.16 km2 (1.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,099
  Density 350/km2 (900/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Béguey is a commune on the right bank of the Garonne river in the Gironde department in southwestern France.

Population

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

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

See also

References

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