Béthines

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Béthines
Béthines
Coordinates: 46°32′52″N 0°58′36″E / 46.5478°N 0.9767°E / 46.5478; 0.9767Coordinates: 46°32′52″N 0°58′36″E / 46.5478°N 0.9767°E / 46.5478; 0.9767
Country France
Region Poitou-Charentes
Department Vienne
Arrondissement Montmorillon
Canton Saint-Savin
Intercommunality Montmorillonnais
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Yves Jeanneau
Area
  Land1 37.02 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Population2 502
  Population2 Density 14/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 86025 / 86310
Elevation 83–146 m (272–479 ft)
(avg. 120 m or 390 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.

Béthines is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Salleron, which forms part of the commune's southwestern border, then flows northward through the commune.

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