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A town of 1,308 in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
Béguey has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C): 0.6 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment. At the median price of €1,899/m², a 70 m² home costs 5.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size) in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 32% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The one thing Béguey does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Béguey with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Béguey as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Château des Ducs d'Epernon, actuellement Musée historique et iconographique, in Cadillac-sur-Garonne, 0.5 mi away.
27% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Béguey. Best known first.
ChâteauChâteau de Cadillac900 m south, in Cadillac-sur-GaronneFortFortPorte du potager des ducs d'Épernon900 m southeast, in Cadillac-sur-GaronneFortFortRemparts de Cadillac1 km south, in Cadillac-sur-GaronneChâteauChâteauChâteau de Cérons1.5 km southwest, in CéronsChâteauChâteauChâteau du Cros4.4 km southeast, in LoupiacPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béguey.
19% are under 15, above Gironde’s towns (18%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 11% of the town. The age that splits Béguey in two is 40.3.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Gironde 51.8%, France 51.8%.
| Béguey | Gironde median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 26% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| No diploma | 17% | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 28% | 26% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 34% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Gironde median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 14.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above both Gironde’s towns (11.1%) and compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment stood at 9.8%, near both Gironde’s towns (9.7%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Béguey is Ch Sud Gironde Langon la Reole site Langon, 8 mi away. 98 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 105: 7% below. Average lifespans in Gironde: 86.4 years for women, 81.3 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · That adjustment for care homes is a model of TownRatings’ own, not official data. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B+.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The nearest general lycée is 7.5 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège privé Jean-Joseph Lataste PrivateNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 42 | 100%+4 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,899/m², comes from 50 sales of houses and apartments in Béguey from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses. House rents are put at about €9.61/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €1,910/m² | 49 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Béguey is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Béguey.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béguey | 1,308 | — | — | B− | — | C+ |
| Cadillac-sur-Garonne | 2,670 | 0.7 | D | B− | D | D− |
| Podensac | 3,269 | 1.8 | C | C+ | C | C |
| Portets | 2,618 | 5.8 | — | C− | — | B |
| Toulenne | 2,881 | 6.7 | B− | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Castres-Gironde | 2,695 | 6.9 | — | C+ | — | C+ |
| Langon | 7,674 | 7.6 | C | C+ | D− | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Béguey has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 5.2 recorded violent incidents and 13.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €1,899/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Béguey grades B− for cost of living.
Commune in Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Béguey is a commune of 1,308 people in the Communauté de communes Convergence Garonne. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated October 30, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.