Lestelle-Bétharram

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Lestelle-Bétharram (French pronunciation: [lɛstɛl betaʁam]; Occitan: L'Estela e Bètharram) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

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General view of the sanctuaries of Bétharram
General view of the sanctuaries of Bétharram
Coat of arms of Lestelle-Bétharram
Location of Lestelle-Bétharram
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Lestelle-Bétharram is located in France
Lestelle-Bétharram
Lestelle-Bétharram
Lestelle-Bétharram is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Lestelle-Bétharram
Coordinates: 43°07′51″N 0°12′30″W / 43.1308°N 0.2083°W / 43.1308; -0.2083
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentPyrénées-Atlantiques
ArrondissementPau
CantonVallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin
IntercommunalityPays de Nay
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Marie Berchon[1]
Area
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8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
803
 • Density93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
64339 /64800
Elevation278–481 m (912–1,578 ft)
(avg. 294 m or 965 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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In 1832, St. Michel Garicoits established the Society of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Betharram.

On 5 July 1940, Carl Einstein, German author, activist, and art critic, committed suicide here. An anarchist veteran of the Spanish Civil War, he had been interned in France after the rebel Nationalist victory. Although he had escaped in the turmoil following the German invasion of France, he chose death as the solution to an impossible situation.[3]

 
Bétharram near 1840, by Eugène de Malbos.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Lester, David (2005). Suicide and the Holocaust. Nova Publishers. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-59454-427-9.