Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (bɛs e sɛ̃.t‿anastɛz), also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from 2 April 1961 to 1 July 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 hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (bɛs e sɛ̃.t‿anastɛz), also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from 2 April 1961 to 1 July 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 hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.
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• Name — Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise • Commune Status — Commune • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason Besse-Saint-Anastaise.svg • Arrondissement — Issoire • Canton — Le Sancy • Insee — 63038 • Postal Code — 63610 • Mayor — Lionel Gay • Term — 2026–32 • Intercommunality — Massif du Sancy • Elevation Min M — 805 • Elevation Max M — 1725 • Area Km2 — 72.38 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (bɛs e sɛ̃.t‿anastɛz), also known as Besse-en-Chandesse (its official name from 2 April 1961 to 1 July 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 hosted the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.
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The river Rhue has its source in the commune.
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