page_title: Betten
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Betten / Geography
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Bettmeralp vue depuis Bettmerhorn, Valais, Suisse English: Bettmeralp and Bettmersee, view from Bettmerhorn in the canton of Valais, Switzerland.
context_page_description: Betten is a former municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. On 1 January 2014 the former municipalities of Betten and Martisberg merged into the new municipality of Bettmeralp.
context_section_description: Before the merger, Betten had a total area of 26.4 km² (10.2 sq mi).  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 1,200 m (3,900 ft).  It consists of the main village of Betten, the village of Egga and the Bettmeralp alpine settlement at an elevation of 1,900 m (6,200 ft).
caption: View from Bettmerhorn toward Bettmeralp and Bettmersee
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