Betz, Oise

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Location of Betz

(2021–2026) Maryline Dolleans^[1]Area

15.39 km² (5.94 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,121 • Density73/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

60069 /60620

Elevation87–140 m (285–459 ft)
(avg. 103 m or 338 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Betz (French pronunciation: [bɛ]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.^[3] The Moroccan King Mohammed VI owns a 71ha palace there, where he is said to employ much of the commune's population.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	457	—
1975	531	+2.17%
1982	640	+2.70%
1990	871	+3.93%
1999	934	+0.78%
2009	1,072	+1.39%
2014	1,133	+1.11%
2020	1,131	−0.03%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Claire Rivière (31 August 2013). "Enquête exclusive. Le roi de Betz". TelQuel. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE