Bétheny

Bétheny (French pronunciation: [betni]) is a commune in the Marne department in northeastern France.

Bétheny
Commune
The church and town hall in Bétheny
Coat of arms
Location of Bétheny
Bétheny Show map of France Bétheny Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°17′08″N 4°03′28″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Marne
Arrondissement	Reims
Canton	Reims-5
Intercommunality	CU Grand Reims
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Wanschoor[1]
Area 1	19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	7,030
• Density	350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	51055 /51450
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 287 —     1800 343 +2.58% 1806 345 +0.10% 1821 407 +1.11% 1831 480 +1.66% 1836 526 +1.85% 1841 560 +1.26% 1846 602 +1.46% 1851 582 −0.67% 1856 629 +1.57% 1861 628 −0.03% 1866 594 −1.11% 1872 586 −0.23% 1876 680 +3.79% 1881 930 +6.46% 1886 1,009 +1.64% 1891 1,108 +1.89% 1896 1,137 +0.52%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,105 −0.57% 1906 1,227 +2.12% 1911 1,343 +1.82% 1921 779 −5.30% 1926 1,662 +16.36% 1931 1,696 +0.41% 1936 1,643 −0.63% 1946 1,224 −2.90% 1954 1,518 +2.73% 1962 2,482 +6.34% 1968 2,747 +1.71% 1975 4,651 +7.81% 1982 5,635 +2.78% 1990 6,487 +1.78% 1999 5,943 −0.97% 2007 6,322 +0.78% 2012 6,471 +0.47% 2017 6,971 +1.50%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

Personalities

• Marie Drouet (1885-1963) died there

See also

• Communes of the Marne department