Besse-en-Chandesse

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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.

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The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse is to host the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.

Geography

The river Rhue has its source in the commune.

Population

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References

  1. [1]
    "Décret 2014-210 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Puy-de-Dôme" [2014-210 decree delimiting cantons of Puy-de-Dôme department]. Légifrance (in French). 21 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. [4]
    Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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