Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Puy-de-Dôme | |
| Arrondissement | Issoire | |
| Canton | Le Sancy | |
| Community association | Massif du Sancy | |
| Coordinates | 45 ° 31 ' N , 2 ° 56' E | |
| height | 805-1,725 m | |
| surface | 72.38 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,504 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 63610 | |
| INSEE code | 63038 | |
Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise is a French commune with 1,504 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Issoire and the Canton of Le Sancy .
geography
It lies at the Puy de Sancy in the Monts Dore in the Regional Natural Park Volcans d'Auvergne . The department roads 36, 149 and 978 lead here. The Super Besse winter sports center, six kilometers away, is part of the municipality. The area is drained by the Couze Pavin River.
history
The market town appears in history around 1050; it developed around a pen, the church of which has been preserved. In May 1270, Bernard VII de la Tour granted city rights. The place gained more and more importance as a trading center in the Middle Ages; the Renaissance buildings are an expression of the prosperity of the 15th and 16th centuries. Today the place is the starting point for winter sports activities and in summer for hiking in the mountainous area.
On April 2, 1961, Besse was renamed Besse-en-Chandesse. On July 1, 1973, it was renamed again by merging with the place Saint-Anastaise to today's Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise. This designation has not yet fully established itself; Even in the most recent travel guides and on the Internet one can still often find the name Besse-en-Chandesse.
Attractions
- Former collegiate church Saint-André, Romanesque and Gothic (from 12th century), choir from 1555 (restored in 1822), figurative capitals worth seeing , beautiful choir stalls
- Old town with buildings from the 15th and 16th centuries made of black lava rock
- Maison dite de la Reine Margot, "Queen Margot's house", mansion from the 15th and 16th centuries. Century (Renaissance) with stair turrets and beautifully carved portals
- Château du Bailli, remains of the fortress wall
- Maison des Consuls
- Manoir Sainte Marie des Remparts
- Porte de ville, city gate (16th century)
- Beffroy (clock tower)
- Maison de l'Eau et de la Pêche (House of Water and Fishing)
Saint-André church
clock tower
literature
- Besse-en-Chandesse. (wrong there: Bresse ... ). In: Bettina Forst: Auvergne. Cevennes, Massif Central. 2nd, completely updated and expanded edition. Reise Know-How Verlag Rump 2007, ISBN 978-3-8317-1545-9 , p. 251.
