Bettincourt

Bettincourt (in Walloon Betincoû , in Dutch Bettenhoven) is part of the Belgian municipality of Waremme, located in Wallonia in the Province of Liège. It was a municipality of its own before the fusion of municipalities of 1977. Its church is dedicated to Saint Lambert.

Not to be confused with Bettencourt.
Church of Saint Lambert in Bettincourt, Waremme, Liège, Belgium

The Dutch name of the village, Bettenhoven, is the origin of the surname of the famous German composer Ludwig van Beethoven.

Guy Coëme was born here, a Francophone Belgian politician for the Socialist Party.


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