Betchat

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Betchat
Commune
Location of Betchat
(2020–2026)		Patrick Galy^[1]
Area ¹	22 km² (8 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	356
• Density	16/km² (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	09054 /09160
Elevation	296–491 m (971–1,611 ft) (avg. 431 m or 1,414 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Betchat (French pronunciation: [bɛtʃat]; Occitan: Bèthhag) is a commune in the Ariège department of southwestern France.

Population

Inhabitants of Betchat are called Betchatois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	388	—
1968	418	+7.7%
1975	386	−7.7%
1982	307	−20.5%
1990	314	+2.3%
1999	293	−6.7%
2008	364	+24.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.