Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, 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
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Coat of arms
Location of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentPuy-de-Dôme
ArrondissementIssoire
CantonLe Sancy[1]
IntercommunalityMassif du Sancy
Government
  Mayor (2014–2020) Lionel Gay[2]
Area
1
72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[3]
1,504
  Density21/km2 (54/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.

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. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. "List of Mayors of Puy-de-Dôme" (PDF). Prefecture of Puy-de-Dôme. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE



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