Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | |
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 Location of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | |
  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Location within France  Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Coordinates: 45°30′50″N 2°56′01″E / 45.5139°N 2.9336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme |
| Arrondissement | Issoire |
| Canton | Le Sancy |
| Intercommunality | Massif du Sancy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Lionel Gay |
Area 1 | 72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,725 m (5,659 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 805 m (2,641 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 1,442 |
| • Density | 19.92/km2 (51.60/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (French pronunciation: [bɛs e sɛ̃.t‿anastɛz]; Occitan: Bèssa), 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.
