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Bettola
Bettola
	Comune
	Comune di Bettola
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	; Location of Bettola; ; ; ;
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	Coordinates: 44°47′N 9°37′E / 44.783°N 9.617°E / 44.783; 9.617;
Country	Italy
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;
Government ;
• Mayor	Paolo Negri
Area ;
• Total	122.37 km2 (47.25 sq mi)
Elevation ;	329 m (1,079 ft)
Population (28 February 2017); ;
• Total	2,763
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Bettolesi
Time zone	; UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	; UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	29021
Dialing code	0523
Website	Official website

Comune in Emilia-Romagna, Italy

The town of Bettola

Bettola (Piacentino: La Bëtla [lɐ ˈbətlɐ] or Bétula [ˈbetulɐ]) is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Piacenza in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 140 kilometres (87 mi) west of Bologna and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Piacenza.

People

France's last recognised World War I veteran, Lazare Ponticelli, was born here before moving to Paris at nine years of age.^[2]

The frazione of Pradello has been claimed as the birthplace of Christopher Columbus. The leader of the Italian Democratic Party, Pier Luigi Bersani, was born here in 1951.

References

^ All demographics and other statistics: Italian statistical institute Istat.

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