Bettviller

Not to be confused with Bettwiller.

Bettviller (French pronunciation: [bɛtvilɛʁ]; German: Bettweiler) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern France.

Bettviller
Commune
A depiction of Bettviller in 1904
Coat of arms
Location of Bettviller
Bettviller Show map of France Bettviller Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 49°04′43″N 7°17′12″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarreguemines
Canton	Bitche
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Bitche
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Stéphan Muller[1]
Area 1	18.41 km2 (7.11 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	819
• Density	44/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57074 /57410
Elevation	252–376 m (827–1,234 ft) (avg. 305 m or 1,001 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche. It is mentioned for the first time in 1157, in the forms "Bedebur" and "Bedeviller" in 1496 (oratory). The present village was built in the 16th century.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	826	—
1975	752	−1.33%
1982	729	−0.44%
1990	697	−0.56%
1999	743	+0.71%
2009	838	+1.21%
2014	840	+0.05%
2020	820	−0.40%
Source: INSEE[3]

Bettviller, old postcard

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department