Béguey

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Béguey
Béguey is located in France
Béguey
Béguey
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Location within Aquitaine region
Béguey is located in Aquitaine
Béguey
Béguey
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Country France
Region Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department Gironde
Arrondissement Bordeaux
Canton Cadillac
Intercommunality Coteaux de Garonne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) 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
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

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

See also

References

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