Bed

Bed
region	Occitania
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Arrondissement	Bagneres-de-Bigorre
Canton	La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses
Community association	Communes de la Haute-Bigorre
Coordinates	43 ° 5 ' N , 0 ° 13' E Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ' N , 0 ° 13' E
height	395-723 m
surface	3.38 km 2
Residents	51 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	15 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	65130
INSEE code	65091
	; View of the center of Bettes

Bettes is a French commune with 51 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitanie region (before 2016: Midi-Pyrénées ). The municipality belongs to the arrondissement of Bagnères-de-Bigorre and the canton of La Vallée de l'Arros et des Baïses (until 2015: canton of Bagnères-de-Bigorre ).

The inhabitants are called Bettois and Bettoises .

geography

Bettes is located about five kilometers east of Bagnères-de-Bigorre in the historic county of Bigorre .

Bettes is surrounded by the six neighboring communities:

	Castillon	Bourg-de-Bigorre
Uzer		Espieilh
	Read	Esconnets

Bettes lies in the catchment area of the Adour River .

The Ruisseau Bidaudos, a tributary of the Arros, crosses the area of the municipality as does its tributary, the Ruisseau Barros, which has its source here.

Bettes is also irrigated by the Ruisseau de Lies, a tributary of the Luz .

Mayor's office ( Mairie ) of Bettes

Toponymy

The Occitan name of the municipality is Bètas. Several theories attempt to explain the origin, but overall it remains unclear.

The nickname of the residents of the community is Eths pelats ( German for the poor ).

Toponyms and mentions of Bettes were:

A Betas (around 1200–1230, Copial Book of the County of Bigorre),
De Betas (1313, Debita regi Navarre tax list ),
De Vetis (1342, Tarbes parish register ),

de Betis (1379, Prokuration Tarbes),

Vetas (1429, Bigorre County Tax List ),

Betas (1541, ADPA, B 1010),

Bettes (1750, map by Cassini ),

Betes (1760 and 1790, Larcher, parish registers of Tarbes and Département 1),

Bettes (1793 and 1801, Notice Communale and Bulletin des lois, respectively ).

Population development

After the records began, the number of inhabitants rose to a high of 230 by the middle of the 19th century. In the period that followed, the size of the community fell to this day, with only relatively short recovery phases.

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2011	2017
Residents	102	79	72	76	66	62	73	65	51

From 1962 official figures excluding residents with a second residence
Sources: EHESS / Cassini until 2006, INSEE from 2011

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre

Attractions

Parish Church of Saint-Pierre

Economy and Infrastructure

Porcs Noirs de Bigorre

Bettes is located in the AOC zones of the Porc noir de Bigorre pig breed and the Jambon noir de Bigorre ham .

Active workplaces by industry on December 31, 2015
total = 5

Camino de Santiago logo

sport and freetime

The GR 78 long-distance hiking trail, called La voie des Piémonts , leads from Carcassonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, also through the municipality of Bettes. It is considered the Camino de Santiago alongside the four main routes in France.

The regional long-distance hiking trail GR de Pays Tour des Baronnies de Bigorre runs parallel to the GR 79 and also leads through Bettes.

traffic

Bettes can be reached via routes départementales 26, 139, 484 and 726.

Web links

Commons : Bettes - Collection of Images

Website of the Working Group of Noir de Bigorre (French)

Individual evidence

^ Informations sur la commune de Bettes ( fr ) Marie-Pierre Manet. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
↑ Ma commune: Bettes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ Bettes ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
↑ ^a ^b Notice Communale Bettes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 3, 2019.
↑ Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bettes (65091) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
↑ Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
↑ Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bettes (65091) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.
↑ La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
↑ GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[1] Informations sur la commune de Bettes ( fr ) Marie-Pierre Manet. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[2] Ma commune: Bettes ( fr ) Système d'Information sur l'Eau du Bassin Adour Garonne. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[3] Bettes ( fr ) Hautes-Pyrénées department. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[4] David Rumsey Historical Map Collection France 1750 ( en ) David Rumsey Map Collection: Cartography Associates. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[cassini-5] Notice Communale Bettes ( fr ) EHESS . Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[6] Populations légales 2016 Commune de Bettes (65091) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[7] Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité: Rechercher un produit ( fr ) Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité . Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[8] Caractéristiques des établissements en 2015 Commune de Bettes (65091) ( fr ) INSEE . Retrieved October 12, 2019.

[9] La voie des Piémonts ( fr ) Agence de Coopération Interrégionale et Réseau “Chemins de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle”. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[10] GRP Baronnies ( fr ) Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre (FFRandonnée / FFRP). Retrieved November 3, 2019.