- Source: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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 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