Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise

Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E / 45.5139°N 2.9336°E / 45.5139; 2.9336Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E / 45.5139°N 2.9336°E / 45.5139; 2.9336
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Puy-de-Dôme
Arrondissement Issoire
Canton Le Sancy[1]
Intercommunality Massif du Sancy
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Lionel Gay[2]
Area1 72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi)
Population (2013)2 1,497
 • Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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.

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 is source in the commune.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19681,530—    
19751,767+15.5%
19821,763−0.2%
19901,799+2.0%
19991,672−7.1%
20061,632−2.4%
20091,636+0.2%
20131,497−8.5%
Source: INSEE (1968–2013)

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.
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