Bettrechies

Bettrechies

Coat of arms
Bettrechies

Coordinates: 50°19′31″N 3°44′41″E / 50.3253°N 3.7447°E / 50.3253; 3.7447Coordinates: 50°19′31″N 3°44′41″E / 50.3253°N 3.7447°E / 50.3253; 3.7447
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Bavay
Intercommunality Bavaisis
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Michel Tahon
Area1 3.36 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 245
  Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 59077 / 59570
Elevation 67–129 m (220–423 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Bettrechies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 220    
1800 219−0.5%
1806 251+14.6%
1821 255+1.6%
1831 304+19.2%
1836 345+13.5%
1841 348+0.9%
1846 339−2.6%
1851 337−0.6%
1856 329−2.4%
1861 335+1.8%
1866 331−1.2%
1872 336+1.5%
1876 340+1.2%
1881 362+6.5%
1886 376+3.9%
1891 378+0.5%
1896 411+8.7%
1901 418+1.7%
1906 436+4.3%
1911 413−5.3%
1921 378−8.5%
1926 358−5.3%
1931 340−5.0%
1936 339−0.3%
1946 306−9.7%
1954 279−8.8%
1962 297+6.5%
1968 270−9.1%
1975 253−6.3%
1982 286+13.0%
1990 235−17.8%
1999 246+4.7%
2006 243−1.2%
2009 245+0.8%

Heraldry

The arms of Bettrechies are blazoned :

Or, a cross engrailed gules. (Artres, Bettrechies, Cerfontaine, Denain, Eth, Lesquin, Obies, Quérénaing, Semousies, Wambrechies and Warlaing use the same arms.)

See also

References

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