Betchat
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Betchat Bèthhag |
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Ariège | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons | |
| Canton | Portes du Couserans | |
| Community association | Couserans-Pyrénées | |
| Coordinates | 43 ° 6 ' N , 1 ° 1' E | |
| height | 226-491 m | |
| surface | 22 km 2 | |
| Residents | 333 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 09160 | |
| INSEE code | 09054 | |
Betchat ( Gascognisch : Bèthhag ) a French commune with 333 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Girons and the canton of Portes du Couserans (until 2015: canton of Saint-Lizier ). The inhabitants are called Betchatois .
geography
Betchat is about 50 kilometers west-northwest of Foix . The small river Lens delimits the municipality to the north. Betchat is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Escoulis in the north, Cérizols in the north and north-east, Fabas in the north-east, Bédeille and Bagert in the east, Mercenac in the south-east, Prat-Bonrepaux , Lacave and La Bastide-du-Salat in the south, Touille in the west and Marsoulas and Cassagne to the northwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2013 |
| Residents | 448 | 418 | 386 | 307 | 314 | 293 | 348 | 319 |
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Attractions
- Saint-Ferréol church from the 12th century
- Castle Castelbon, built in the 12th century, expanded in the 14th, 16th and 18th centuries
