Bettviller
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines | |
| Canton | Bitche | |
| Community association | Pays de Bitche | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 5 ' N , 7 ° 17' E | |
| height | 252-376 m | |
| surface | 18.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 831 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 45 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57410 | |
| INSEE code | 57074 | |
 Postcard from 1904 |
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Bettviller ( German Bettweiler ) is a French commune with 831 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the Arrondissement of Sarreguemines and the canton of Bitche and is a member of the Bitscher Land community association .
geography
Bettviller is located between Sarreguemines and Bitche in a rural landscape in the Bickenalb valley . The districts of Hoelling (German Höllingen ) and Guising (German Gisingen ) connect to the south and west of the core town of Bettviller.
Neighboring communities and the closest places to Bettviller are Rimling in the northwest, Epping in the northeast, Hottviller in the east, Petit-Réderching in the southeast, Rohrbach-lès-Bitche in the southwest and Gros-Réderching in the west.
history
Bedebur was first mentioned in 1154, but later the place was desolate and was not settled again until the 16th century.
From 1871 until the end of the First World War , Bettweiler belonged to the German Empire as part of the realm of Alsace-Lorraine and was assigned to the Saargemünd district in the Lorraine district .
Population development
| year | 1910 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 825 | 814 | 826 | 752 | 729 | 697 | 741 | 845 | 831 |
Culture and sights
- From the 18th century onwards, well-known stonemason families lived in Bettviller for generations . This explains the above-average number of high-quality sculptures, grave monuments and crossroads made of local sandstone that can be found in and around Bettviller.
- Saint Martin Church
- several water mills of the Bickenalb
Web links
- Bettviller on bitscherland.fr (French)