Bétaille
Commune in Occitania, France
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Bétaille (French pronunciation: [betaj]; Occitan: Betalha) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France.
Bétaille | |
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bétaille | |
  Bétaille Location within France  Bétaille Location within Occitanie | |
| Coordinates: 44°56′41″N 1°44′04″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Lot |
| Arrondissement | Gourdon |
| Canton | Martel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Delrieu[1] |
Area 1 | 13.99 km2 (5.40 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,058 |
| • Density | 75.63/km2 (195.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 46028 /46110 |
| Elevation | 111–228 m (364–748 ft) (avg. 137 m or 449 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Toponymy
History
In a Cartulary de Beaulieu, from 943 to 948, a vicaire of Bétaille is mentioned as dependency of the province of Quercy.[4]
From the 1200s until 1738, Bétaille was a châtelain of the Viscounty of Turenne.[5]: 164 It was sold as part of the viscounty, with 25 fiefs, to the King of France on 8 May 1738.[5]: 164 It was later sold by the king to the d'Ambert family on 4 April 1748 for 70,000 livres.[5]: 164 It was sold again by the family on 28 April 1790.[5]: 164 The chateau, close to the old church, was in ruins by 1748.[5]: 164
During the Hundred Years' War, Bétaille was captured by English forces on the 20 March 1356 (10 March 1356 old style).[6] the English used the location to raid the areas around Martel.[6] They remained there until August 1356.[6]
The old church was demolished in 1871 and a new church built.[7] In 1854, main road opened, the D803 (then the D3), below the old village.[7] The train station opened in 1891.[7]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 757 | — |
| 1975 | 776 | +0.35% |
| 1982 | 789 | +0.24% |
| 1990 | 810 | +0.33% |
| 1999 | 826 | +0.22% |
| 2007 | 970 | +2.03% |
| 2012 | 1,052 | +1.64% |
| 2017 | 1,006 | −0.89% |
| 2023 | 1,058 | +0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[8] | ||
