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Betchat | |
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Town hall | |
![]() Location of Betchat | |
| Coordinates: 43°05′35″N 1°00′46″E / 43.0931°N 1.0128°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Ariège |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Girons |
| Canton | Portes du Couserans |
| Intercommunality | Couserans-Pyrénées |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Galy |
Area 1 | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 491 m (1,611 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 355 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 09054 /09160 |
| 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 418 | — |
| 1975 | 386 | −1.13% |
| 1982 | 307 | −3.22% |
| 1990 | 314 | +0.28% |
| 1999 | 293 | −0.77% |
| 2007 | 356 | +2.46% |
| 2012 | 334 | −1.27% |
| 2017 | 333 | −0.06% |
| 2023 | 355 | +1.07% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Inhabitants of Betchat are called Betchatois in French.