Bettignies

Bettignies

Coat of arms
Bettignies

Coordinates: 50°20′07″N 3°58′20″E / 50.3353°N 3.9722°ECoordinates: 50°20′07″N 3°58′20″E / 50.3353°N 3.9722°E
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Nord
Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe
Canton Maubeuge-Nord
Intercommunality Nord Maubeuge
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Lefebvre
Area1 4.62 km2 (1.78 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 262
 • Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 59076 / 59600
Elevation 122–158 m (400–518 ft)
(avg. 143 m or 469 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.

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

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793 101—    
1800 79−21.8%
1806 96+21.5%
1821 136+41.7%
1831 147+8.1%
1836 160+8.8%
1841 184+15.0%
1846 201+9.2%
1851 205+2.0%
1856 202−1.5%
1861 186−7.9%
1866 192+3.2%
1872 197+2.6%
1876 198+0.5%
1881 194−2.0%
1886 172−11.3%
1891 188+9.3%
1896 179−4.8%
1901 176−1.7%
1906 168−4.5%
1911 168+0.0%
1921 135−19.6%
1926 151+11.9%
1931 170+12.6%
1936 192+12.9%
1946 174−9.4%
1954 221+27.0%
1962 245+10.9%
1968 243−0.8%
1975 211−13.2%
1982 222+5.2%
1990 238+7.2%
1999 269+13.0%
2006 266−1.1%
2009 262−1.5%

Heraldry

 The arms of Bettignies are blazoned :
Or, a chief sable.

See also

References

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