Bétheny

Bétheny
Commune
The church and town hall in Bétheny
Coat of arms
Location of Bétheny
Bétheny Location within France Bétheny Location within 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
Area 1	19.9 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	6,975
• Density	351/km2 (908/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.

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

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%
1901	1,105	−0.57%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
2023	6,975	+0.01%

Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2023)

Personalities

• Marie Drouet (1885–1963) died there

See also

• Communes of the Marne department