Country France Department Puy-de-Dôme Intercommunality Massif du Sancy Area 72.38 km² Arrondissement Issoire | Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Canton Le Sancy Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 1,672 (1999) | |
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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.
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Map of 63610 Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, 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.
References
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA