Béthines

Béthines
The church in Béthines The church in Béthines
Béthines
Location within Poitou-Charentes region Béthines
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes
Department	Vienne
Arrondissement	Montmorillon
Canton	Saint-Savin
Intercommunality	Montmorillonnais
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Yves Jeanneau
Area1	37.02 km2 (14.29 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	502
• Density	14/km2 (35/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	86025 / 86310
Elevation	83–146 m (272–479 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Béthines is a commune in the Vienne department in the Poitou-Charentes region in western France.

Geography

The village lies in the middle of the commune, on the right bank of the Salleron, which forms part of the commune's southwestern border, then flows northward through the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Vienne department

References

• INSEE