Lestelle-Bétharram
Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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Lestelle-Bétharram (French pronunciation: [lɛstɛl betaʁam]; Occitan: L'Estela e Bètharram) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
Lestelle-Bétharram | |
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 General view of the sanctuaries of Bétharram | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lestelle-Bétharram | |
  Lestelle-Bétharram Location within France  Lestelle-Bétharram Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
| Coordinates: 43°07′51″N 0°12′30″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Nay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Berchon[1] |
Area 1 | 8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 788 |
| • Density | 91.3/km2 (236/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64339 /64800 |
| Elevation | 278–481 m (912–1,578 ft) (avg. 294 m or 965 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
In 1832, St. Michel Garicoits established the Society of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Betharram.
On 5 July 1940, Carl Einstein, German author, activist, and art critic, committed suicide here. An anarchist veteran of the Spanish Civil War, he had been interned in France after the rebel Nationalist victory. Although he had escaped in the turmoil following the German invasion of France, he chose death as the solution to an impossible situation.[3]
