Bettange
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Boulay-Moselle | |
| Community association | Houve-Pays Boulageois | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 14 ′ N , 6 ° 29 ′ E | |
| height | 197-260 m | |
| surface | 3.73 km 2 | |
| Residents | 242 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 65 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57220 | |
| INSEE code | 57070 | |
 Church of St. Peter and Paul |
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Bettange ( German Bettingen ; Lorraine: Bétting and Betténgen ) is a French commune with 242 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The municipality is located about five kilometers southwest of Bouzonville and thus close to the border with Saarland .
history
Other spellings were: Bechtingen and Bechtinchen (1179), Bettinga (1312), Bettingen (1594 and 1697).
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2009 |
| Residents | 155 | 172 | 181 | 185 | 178 | 211 |
Attractions
- Saints-Pierre-et-Paul (St. Peter and Paul) church from 1864
Web links
Commons : Bettange - Collection of images, videos and audio files
