Bettola | |
Official Name: | Comune di Bettola |
Coordinates: | 44.7833°N 46°W |
Region: | Emilia-Romagna |
Province: | Piacenza (PC) |
Frazioni: | Bramaiano, Calenzano, Case Albegato, Ebbio, Groppo Ducale, Leggio, Missano, Olmo, Padri, Pradello, Recesio, Revigozzo, Rigolo, Roncovero, Rossoreggio, Spettine, Teglio, Vigolo, Villanova, Piacensa |
Mayor: | Paolo Negri, and his administrative council. |
Area Total Km2: | 122.37 |
Population Total: | 2763 |
Population As Of: | 28 February 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Demonym: | Bettolesi |
Elevation M: | 329 |
Postal Code: | 29021 |
Area Code: | 0523 |
Bettola (label=[[Piacentino dialect|Piacentino]]|La Bëtla pronounced as /lɐ ˈbətlɐ/ or Bétula pronounced as /ˈbetulɐ/) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140km (90miles) west of Bologna and about 30km (20miles) south of Piacenza.
France's last recognised World War I veteran, Lazare Ponticelli, was born here before moving to Paris at nine years of age.[2]
The leader of the Italian Democratic Party, Pier Luigi Bersani, was born here in 1951.