Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise (; ), 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.
Geography The river Rhue has its source in the commune.
Population
See also Arthur Besse Nicolas Bourbaki Communes of the Puy-de-Dôme department
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