Bettborn, Moselle

Commune in Grand Est, France

Coat of arms

Location of Bettborn

(2020–2026) Pascal Martin^[1]Area

6.57 km² (2.54 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

388 • Density59/km² (150/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

57071 /57930

Elevation232–322 m (761–1,056 ft)
(avg. 290 m or 950 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bettborn (French pronunciation: [bɛtbɔʁn]; German: Bettborn) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in northeastern France.

Toponymy

Former names: Bedebur in 1316, Betteburn during the 15th century, Besporn and Bettbornn (1525), Bedweiler (XVI^e siècle), Betboorn and Bethboren (17th century), Bettborn or Bettpert (1779).

History

Bettborn was a part of the seigneury of Fénétrange-Schwanhals.

The village was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	243	—
1975	246	+0.18%
1982	265	+1.07%
1990	318	+2.31%
1999	353	+1.17%
2009	425	+1.87%
2014	438	+0.60%
2020	380	−2.34%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE