Bétête

Bétête
Abbey of Prébenoît Abbey of Prébenoît
Bétête
Location within Limousin region Bétête
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Creuse
Arrondissement	Guéret
Canton	Châtelus-Malvaleix
Intercommunality	Petite Creuse
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Olivier Contarin
Area1	28.24 km2 (10.90 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	359
• Density	13/km2 (33/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	23022 / 23270
Elevation	272–430 m (892–1,411 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bétête is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D15, D83 and the D88. The Petite Creuse river forms most of the southern and western border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	666	—
1968	668	+0.3%
1975	651	−2.5%
1982	638	−2.0%
1990	525	−17.7%
1999	427	−18.7%
2008	359	−15.9%

Sights

• The church, dating from the twelfth century.
• The ruins of the medieval castle of Bétête.
• Two châteaux, of le Moisse and of Ecosse, both dating from the seventeenth century.
• The twelfth century abbey of Prébenoît, undergoing restoration.

See also

• Communes of the Creuse department
• Creuse

References

• INSEE

External links

• Bétête on the Quid website (French)