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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
The river Rhue has its source in the commune.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- ^ "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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