Bettviller
Bettviller | |
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A depiction of Bettviller in 1904 | |
Location of Bettviller | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′43″N 7°17′12″E / 49.07861°N 7.28667°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Stéphan Muller |
Area 1 | 18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 819 |
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57074 /57410 |
| Elevation | 252–376 m (827–1,234 ft) (avg. 305 m or 1,001 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Bettviller (French pronunciation: [bɛtvilɛʁ]; German: Bettweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.
The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche. It is mentioned for the first time in 1157, in the forms "Bedebur" and "Bedeviller" in 1496 (oratory). The present village was built in the 16th century.