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.

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Commune
Beffroy
Coat of arms
Location of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″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  (Jan. 2019)[3]	1,497
• Density	21/km2 (54/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.

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

See also

• Arthur Besse
• Nicolas Bourbaki
• Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department

References

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