Betton, Ille-et-Vilaine

Betton (Breton: Lanvezhon, Gallo: Beton) is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department in Brittany in northwestern France. It is eight kilometres north of the centre of Rennes.

Betton Bezhon
Commune
Saint Martin church
Coat of arms
Location of Betton
Betton Betton
Coordinates: 48°11′00″N 1°38′34″W
Country	France
Region	Brittany
Department	Ille-et-Vilaine
Arrondissement	Rennes
Canton	Betton
Intercommunality	Rennes Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Michel Gautier
Area ^1	26.73 km^2 (10.32 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	11,735
• Density	440/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	35024 /35830
Elevation	27–90 m (89–295 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,804 —     1800 1,996 +1.46% 1806 1,955 −0.35% 1821 2,008 +0.18% 1831 2,021 +0.06% 1836 1,860 −1.65% 1841 1,800 −0.65% 1846 1,936 +1.47% 1851 2,012 +0.77% 1856 2,022 +0.10% 1861 2,008 −0.14% 1866 2,037 +0.29% 1872 2,038 +0.01% 1876 2,145 +1.29% 1881 2,106 −0.37% 1886 2,123 +0.16% 1891 2,184 +0.57% 1896 2,161 −0.21%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 2,111 −0.47% 1906 2,068 −0.41% 1911 1,923 −1.44% 1921 1,810 −0.60% 1926 1,800 −0.11% 1931 1,772 −0.31% 1936 1,708 −0.73% 1946 1,830 +0.69% 1954 1,907 +0.52% 1962 2,048 +0.90% 1968 2,475 +3.21% 1975 4,870 +10.15% 1982 5,907 +2.80% 1990 7,013 +2.17% 1999 8,547 +2.22% 2007 9,643 +1.52% 2012 10,292 +1.31% 2017 11,735 +2.66%
Source: EHESS[2] and INSEE[3]

Inhabitants of Betton are called Bettonnais in French.

See also

• Communes of the Ille-et-Vilaine department

References

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Betton, EHESS. (in French)
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Official website (in French)
• Mayors of Ille-et-Vilaine Association (in French)