Lestelle-Bétharram
Lestelle-Bétharram is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
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 General view of the sanctuaries of Bétharram | |
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Location of Lestelle-Bétharram 
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| Coordinates: 43°07′51″N 0°12′30″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Arrondissement | Pau |
| Canton | Vallées de l'Ousse et du Lagoin |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Nay |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Berchon |
| Area 1 | 8.63 km2 (3.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 831 |
| • Density | 96/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 64339 /64800 |
| Elevation | 278–481 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
In 1832, St. Michel Garicoits established the Society of Priests of the Sacred Heart of Betharram.
On 5 July 1940, Carl Einstein, nephew of the famous physicist Albert Einstein, 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.[2]
Bétharram near 1840, by Eugène de Malbos.
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Lester, David (2005). Suicide and the Holocaust. Nova Publishers. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-59454-427-9.
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