Bétête

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Bétête

|commune status = Commune

|image = Abbaye Prébenoît.jpg

|caption = Abbey of Prébenoît

|arrondissement = Aubusson

|canton = Boussac

|INSEE = 23022

|postal code = 23270

|mayor = Martial Delcuze{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CC Creuse Confluence

|coordinates = {{coord|46.3603|2.0783|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 380

|elevation min m = 272

|elevation max m = 430

|area km2 = 28.24

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Bétête ({{IPA|fr|betɛt}}; {{langx|oc|Beteste}}) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.

Geography

A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some {{convert|15|mi|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 populations

|align=left

|1962|666

|1968|668

|1975|651

|1982|638

|1990|525

|1999|427

|2008|359

}}

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.

References

Category:Communes of Creuse

Bétête

Geography

Population

Sights

See also

References