Bettola
Comune
Comune di Bettola
Coat of arms
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, Piacensa
Government
• Mayor	Paolo Negri, and his administrative council.
Area [1]
• Total	122.37 km2 (47.25 sq mi)
Elevation	329 m (1,079 ft)
Population  (28 February 2017)[2]
• Total	2,763
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
Demonym	Bettolesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	29021
Dialing code	0523
Website	Official website

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.^[3]

The leader of the Italian Democratic Party, Pier Luigi Bersani, was born here in 1951.^{[citation needed]}