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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise |
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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| Canton | Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Massif du Sancy |
| Mayor | André Gay (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 805–1,725 m (2,641–5,659 ft) |
| Land area1 | 72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,632 (2006) |
| - Density | 23 /km2 (60 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 63038/ 63610 |
| 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 in central France.
The nearby ski resort of Super-Besse is to host the first mountain finish of the 2008 Tour de France.
The river Rhue has is source in the commune.