Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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Coat of arms of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Location of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise is located in France
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E / 45.5139°N 2.9336°E / 45.5139; 2.9336
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementIssoire
CantonLe Sancy[1]
IntercommunalityMassif du Sancy
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Lionel Gay[2]
Area
1
72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[3]
1,461
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
63038 /63610
Elevation805–1,725 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.

Geography

The river Rhue has its source in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,530    
19751,767+2.08%
19821,763−0.03%
19901,799+0.25%
19991,672−0.81%
20071,659−0.10%
20121,519−1.75%
20171,504−0.20%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

References

  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. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  3. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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