Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise | |
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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[1] |
Intercommunality | Massif du Sancy |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Lionel Gay[2] |
Area 1 | 72.38 km2 (27.95 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | 1,461 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (French pronunciation: [bɛs e sɛ̃.t‿anastɛz]; Occitan: Bèssa), 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
[edit]The river Rhue has its source in the commune.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,530 | — |
1975 | 1,767 | +2.08% |
1982 | 1,763 | −0.03% |
1990 | 1,799 | +0.25% |
1999 | 1,672 | −0.81% |
2007 | 1,659 | −0.10% |
2012 | 1,519 | −1.75% |
2017 | 1,504 | −0.20% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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