Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | |
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 Beffroy | |
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Location of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise  | |
  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | |
| Coordinates: 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[1] |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Sancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Gay[2] |
| Area 1 | 72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | 1,461 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63038 /63610 |
| Elevation | 805–1,725 m (2,641–5,659 ft) |
| 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 (French pronunciation: [bɛs e sɛ̃.t‿anastɛz]; Occitan: Bèssa), 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.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,530 | — |
| 1975 | 1,767 | +2.08% |
| 1982 | 1,763 | −0.03% |
| 1990 | 1,799 | +0.25% |
| 1999 | 1,672 | −0.81% |
| 2007 | 1,659 | −0.10% |
| 2012 | 1,519 | −1.75% |
| 2017 | 1,504 | −0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
