Bègles is a city of Gironde. human presence on this territory is estimated at over 150 000 years since a bifacial this period was discovered during excavations. Built in the south of Bordeaux on a plain where many streams are formed, Bègles was once a place of bucolic walks. This is the nineteenth century that the city experienced its economic boom with the installation of cod drying plants plants. Landed directly ships from Newfoundland through its port on the Garonne, the cod were washed by the presence of fresh water in many rivers in the municipality. Gradually, the city of Bègles becomes a suburb of Bordeaux.