# Betten
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{{Infobox Swiss town
| subject_name = Betten
| image_photo = Betten.JPG
| municipality_type = former
| imagepath_coa = CHE Betten COA.svg
| imagepath_flag = CHE Betten Flag.svg
| canton = Valais
| iso-code-region = CH-VS
| district = [Raron](/source/Raron_(district))
|coordinates = {{coord|46|22|N|8|4|E|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 3991
| municipality_code = 6171
| area = 26.4
| elevation = 1203|elevation_description=
| population = 420 |populationof= Dec 2011
| website = gemeinde.bettmeralp.ch
| mayor = |mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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| places =
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| neighboring_municipalities= [Fiesch](/source/Fiesch), [Fieschertal](/source/Fieschertal), [Filet](/source/Filet%2C_Switzerland), [Grengiols](/source/Grengiols), [Lax](/source/Lax%2C_Switzerland), [Martisberg](/source/Martisberg), [Naters](/source/Naters), [Riederalp](/source/Riederalp)
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'''Betten''' is a former [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Switzerland) in the district of [Raron](/source/Raron_(district)) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Switzerland) of [Valais](/source/Valais) in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and [Martisberg](/source/Martisberg) merged into the new municipality of [Bettmeralp](/source/Bettmeralp).[[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html Nomenklaturen – Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113231755/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/nomenklaturen/blank/blank/gem_liste/02.html |date=13 November 2015 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 13 December 2014]
==History==
Betten is first mentioned in 1243 as ''Bettan''.[
thumb|Historic aerial photograph by Werner Friedli from 1955
==Geography==
thumb|left|View from Bettmerhorn toward Bettmeralp and Bettmersee
Before the merger, Betten had a total area of {{convert|26.4|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.][ Of this area, 15.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.0% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 70.8% is unproductive land.][
The former municipality is located in the Östlich-Raron district, on a south facing terrace at an elevation of {{convert|1200|m|ft|abbr=on}}. It consists of the main village of Betten, the village of Egga and the Bettmeralp alpine settlement at an elevation of {{convert|1900|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
==Coat of arms==
The [blazon](/source/blazon) of the municipal [coat of arms](/source/coat_of_arms) is ''Tierced per mantle, Or a Fish sautant Azure above a base wavy Azure, in dexter Gules issuant from a base invected a Tree Vert trunked Proper, in sinister Azure issuant from a base invected a Chapel Argent roofed, doored and windowed Sable.''][[http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/ch-vs091.html Flags of the World.com]. Retrieved 4 October 2011]
==Demographics==
thumb|Bettmeralp village
Betten had a population (as of 2011) of 420.[[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105172441/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index/regionen/02/key.html |date=5 January 2016 }} Retrieved 23 January 2014] {{as of|2008}}, 7.6% of the population are resident foreign nationals.[[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Superweb database – Gemeinde Statistics 1981-2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628151016/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/infothek/onlinedb/superweb/login.html |date=28 June 2010 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 19 June 2010] Over the last 10 years (2000–2010 ) the population has changed at a rate of -11.6%. It has changed at a rate of -16.6% due to migration and at a rate of -2% due to births and deaths.[
Most of the population ({{as of|2000|lc=on}}) speaks [German](/source/German_language) (433 or 96.4%) as their first language, [Serbo-Croatian](/source/Serbo-Croatian) is the second most common (5 or 1.1%) and [French](/source/French_language) is the third (4 or 0.9%). There is 1 person who speaks [Italian](/source/Italian_language).][
{{as of|2008}}, the population was made up of 367 Swiss citizens and 30 non-citizen residents (7.56% of the population).][
{{as of|2000}}, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 18% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 66.1% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 15.8%.][
{{as of|2000}}, there were 197 people who were single and never married in the municipality. There were 215 married individuals, 29 widows or widowers and 8 individuals who are divorced.][[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true STAT-TAB Datenwürfel für Thema 40.3 – 2000] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809142611/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.3%20-%202000/40.3%20-%202000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=3&openChild=true |date=9 August 2013 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 2 February 2011]
{{as of|2000}}, there were 180 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.4 persons per household.[ There were 54 households that consist of only one person and 12 households with five or more people. {{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, a total of 172 apartments (16.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 742 apartments (72.1%) were seasonally occupied and 115 apartments (11.2%) were empty.][[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB – Datenwürfel für Thema 09.2 – Gebäude und Wohnungen] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111534/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_09%20-%20Bau-%20und%20Wohnungswesen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen/09.2%20-%20Geb%C3%A4ude%20und%20Wohnungen.asp?lang=1&prod=09&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=7 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 28 January 2011] {{as of|2009}}, the construction rate of new housing units was 17.7 new units per 1000 residents.[ The vacancy rate for the municipality, {{as of|2010|alt=in 2010}}, was 0.26%.][
The historical population is given in the following chart:][{{HDS|2746|Betten}}][[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Bevölkerungsentwicklung nach Region, 1850-2000] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930162751/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_40%20-%20Eidgen%C3%B6ssische%20Volksz%C3%A4hlung/40.4%20-%201850-2000/40.4%20-%201850-2000.asp?lang=1&prod=40&secprod=4&openChild=true |date=30 September 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 29 January 2011]
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==Sights==
The entire hamlet of Eggen is designated as part of the [Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites](/source/Inventory_of_Swiss_Heritage_Sites).[{{cite web|url=http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |title=Kantonsliste A-Objekte |year=2009 |work=KGS Inventar |publisher=Federal Office of Civil Protection |language=German |access-date=25 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628110559/http://www.bevoelkerungsschutz.admin.ch/internet/bs/de/home/themen/kgs/kgs_inventar/a-objekte.html |archive-date=28 June 2010 }}]
==Politics==
In the [2007 federal election](/source/2007_Swiss_federal_election) the most popular party was the [CVP](/source/Christian_Democratic_People's_Party_of_Switzerland) which received 67.27% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the [SVP](/source/Swiss_People's_Party) (16.11%), the [SP](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Switzerland) (8.06%) and the [FDP](/source/FDP.The_Liberals) (6.14%). In the federal election, a total of 148 votes were cast, and the [voter turnout](/source/voter_turnout) was 43.1%.[[http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html Swiss Federal Statistical Office, ''Nationalratswahlen 2007: Stärke der Parteien und Wahlbeteiligung, nach Gemeinden/Bezirk/Canton''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514211354/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/themen/17/02/blank/data/04/03.html |date=14 May 2015 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 28 May 2010]
In the 2009 [Conseil d'État/Staatsrat](/source/Conseil_d'%C3%89tat_(Switzerland)) election a total of 135 votes were cast, of which 23 or about 17.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 41.5%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 54.67%.[[http://www.vs.ch/Navig/navig.asp?MenuID=4363&Language=de&link= Staatsratswahlen vom 1. März 2009] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 August 2011] In the 2007 [Swiss Council of States election](/source/Swiss_Council_of_States_election%2C_2007) a total of 147 votes were cast, of which 3 or about 2.0% were invalid. The voter participation was 43.6%, which is much less than the cantonal average of 59.88%.[[http://www.vs.ch/navig/navig.asp?MenuID=4360&RefMenuID=0&RefServiceID=0 Ständeratswahl 2007] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 August 2011]
==Economy==
{{as of|2010|In 2010}}, Betten had an unemployment rate of 0.3%. {{as of|2008}}, there were 23 people employed in the [primary economic sector](/source/Primary_sector_of_the_economy) and about 13 businesses involved in this sector. 22 people were employed in the [secondary sector](/source/Secondary_sector_of_the_economy) and there were 7 businesses in this sector. 312 people were employed in the [tertiary sector](/source/Tertiary_sector_of_the_economy), with 47 businesses in this sector.[ There were 266 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 41.0% of the workforce.
{{as of|2008|alt=In 2008}} the total number of [full-time equivalent](/source/full-time_equivalent) jobs was 301. The number of jobs in the primary sector was 10, all of which were in agriculture. The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 18 of which 4 or (22.2%) were in manufacturing and 13 (72.2%) were in construction. The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 273. In the tertiary sector; 50 or 18.3% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 76 or 27.8% were in the movement and storage of goods, 120 or 44.0% were in a hotel or restaurant, 4 or 1.5% were the insurance or financial industry, 2 or 0.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 0.7% were in education and 3 or 1.1% were in health care.][[http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true Swiss Federal Statistical Office STAT-TAB Betriebszählung: Arbeitsstätten nach Gemeinde und NOGA 2008 (Abschnitte), Sektoren 1-3] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225013454/http://www.pxweb.bfs.admin.ch/Database/German_06%20-%20Industrie%20und%20Dienstleistungen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen/06.2%20-%20Unternehmen.asp?lang=1&prod=06&secprod=2&openChild=true |date=25 December 2014 }} {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 28 January 2011]
{{as of|2000|alt=In 2000}}, there were 81 workers who commuted into the municipality and 39 workers who commuted away. The municipality is a net importer of workers, with about 2.1 workers entering the municipality for every one leaving. About 4.9% of the workforce coming into Betten are coming from outside Switzerland.[[https://archive.today/20120804043150/http://www.media-stat.admin.ch/stat/pendler/pop.php Swiss Federal Statistical Office – Statweb] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 June 2010] Of the working population, 20.7% used public transportation to get to work, and 9.4% used a private car.[
==Religion==
From the {{as of|2000|alt=2000 census}}, 378 or 84.2% were [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic), while 24 or 5.3% belonged to the [Swiss Reformed Church](/source/Swiss_Reformed_Church). Of the rest of the population, there were 15 [members of an Orthodox church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church) (or about 3.34% of the population), and there were 12 individuals (or about 2.67% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church. There were 3 (or about 0.67% of the population) who were [Islam](/source/Islam)ic. 8 (or about 1.78% of the population) belonged to no church, are [agnostic](/source/Agnosticism) or [atheist](/source/Atheism), and 15 individuals (or about 3.34% of the population) did not answer the question.][
==Education==
In Betten about 181 or (40.3%) of the population have completed non-mandatory [upper secondary education](/source/Education_in_Switzerland), and 22 or (4.9%) have completed additional higher education (either [university](/source/List_of_universities_in_Switzerland) or a ''[Fachhochschule](/source/Fachhochschule)''). Of the 22 who completed tertiary schooling, 77.3% were Swiss men, 18.2% were Swiss women.][
During the 2010–2011 school year there were a total of 17 students in the Betten school system. The [education system](/source/Education_in_Switzerland) in the Canton of Valais allows young children to attend one year of non-obligatory [Kindergarten](/source/Kindergarten).][{{Cite report |title=Kantonale Schulstrukturen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein / Structures Scolaires Cantonales en Suisse et Dans la Principauté du Liechtenstein |url= http://edudoc.ch/record/35128/files/Schulsystem_alle.pdf |author= EDK/CDIP/IDES |year= 2010 |access-date= 24 June 2010 }}] During that school year, there was one kindergarten class (KG1 or KG2) and 3 kindergarten students. The canton's school system requires students to attend six years of [primary school](/source/primary_school). In Betten there were a total of 2 classes and 17 students in the primary school. The [secondary school](/source/secondary_school) program consists of three lower, obligatory years of schooling (orientation classes), followed by three to five years of optional, advanced schools. All the lower and upper secondary students from Betten attend their school in a neighboring municipality.[[http://www.vs.ch/navig/navig.asp?MenuID=14519&RefMenuID=0&RefServiceID=0 Obligatorische Schulzeit] {{in lang|de}} Retrieved 24 August 2011]
{{as of|2000}}, there were 21 students from Betten who attended schools outside the municipality.[
==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Betten}}
* [http://gemeinde.bettmeralp.ch Official website] {{in lang|de}}
* {{HDS|2746|Betten}}
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Category:Former municipalities of Valais
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