Bettant

Bettant
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Bettant
Location within Rhône-Alpes region Bettant
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Ain
Arrondissement	Belley
Canton	Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Intercommunality	Plaine de l'Ain
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Félix Fezzoli
Area1	3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	714
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	01041 / 01500
Elevation	245–605 m (804–1,985 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.

Bettant is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.

Geography

The village lies in the commune's northwestern part, on the left bank of the river Albarine, which forms most of the commune's northern and eastern borders.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1836	535	—
1841	522	−2.4%
1846	534	+2.3%
1851	504	−5.6%
1856	488	−3.2%
1861	483	−1.0%
1866	484	+0.2%
1872	478	−1.2%
1876	457	−4.4%
1881	428	−6.3%
1886	504	+17.8%
1891	462	−8.3%
1896	463	+0.2%
1901	506	+9.3%
1906	459	−9.3%
1911	463	+0.9%
1921	475	+2.6%
1926	541	+13.9%
1931	625	+15.5%
1936	607	−2.9%
1946	594	−2.1%
1954	536	−9.8%
1962	545	+1.7%
1968	567	+4.0%
1975	586	+3.4%
1982	594	+1.4%
1990	703	+18.4%
1999	683	−2.8%
2008	714	+4.5%

See also

• Communes of the Ain department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Gazetteer Entry