Roches-Bettaincourt
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Dizier | |
| Canton | Bologne | |
| Community association | Meuse Rognon | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 18 ' N , 5 ° 15' E | |
| height | 220-389 m | |
| surface | 41.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 570 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52270 | |
| INSEE code | 52044 | |
Roches-Bettaincourt is a French commune with 570 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region . It belongs to the arrondissement of Saint-Dizier and the canton of Bologne (until 2015: canton Doulaincourt-Saucourt ).
geography
Roches-Bettaincourt is located about 23 kilometers north-northeast of Chaumont am Rognon . Roches-Bettaincourt is surrounded by the neighboring communities Doulaincourt-Saucourt in the north and west, Épizon in the north and northeast, Busson in the northeast, Reynel in the east, Montot-sur-Rognon in the east and southeast, Signéville in the southeast, Andelot-Blancheville in the south and Southeast and Viéville and Vouécourt in the southwest.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 449 | 421 | 694 | 750 | 636 | 598 | 618 | 570 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
- both churches called Notre-Dame-en-sa-Nativité in Roches and Bettaincourt
- Roches-sur-Rognon castle from the 17th century
- Old Forge
Personalities
- Claude François Jouffroy d'Abbans (1751–1832), engineer and officer
- Marcel Thil (1904–1968), boxer
Web links
Commons : Roches-Bettaincourt - collection of images, videos and audio files
