Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
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| Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E / 45.5139°N 2.9336°ECoordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E / 45.5139°N 2.9336°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Le Sancy | |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Sancy | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Lionel Gay | |
| Area1 | 72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013)2 | 1,497 | |
| • Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63038 /63610 | |
| Elevation | 805–1,725 m (2,641–5,659 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from April 2, 1961 to July 1, 1973), or Besse (its name before 1961), is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France.
The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse is to host the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.
The river Rhue has its source in the commune.
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