Besse-and-Saint-Anastaise

See also: Besse

Besse-and-Saint-Anastaise is a Commune Frenchwoman located in the department of the Puy-de-Dôme and the area Auvergne. It belongs to the Regional natural park of the Volcanos of Auvergne. Its inhabitants is called Bessards.

Geography

Communes bordering

History

  • May 1270, Bernard VII of the Tower grants the statute of city free to the town of Besse. The city becomes a commercial place which will be reinforced during the centuries.
  • July 1935, the first meeting of the group Bourbaki is held in Besse.
  • on April 2nd 1961 Besse becomes Besse-in-Chandesse
  • on July 1st 1973 Besse-in-Chandesse amalgamates with Saint-Anastaise to form Besse-and-Saint-Anastaise.
But, on the old charts, as on certain sites and tourist folders, one still finds name Besse-in-Chandesse' .

Administration

Demography

Inheritance

The historical center of Besse presents a great architectural unit. This unit comes from the many old buildings but also from the nearly exclusive use of the “stone of Besse”. This stone often compared with the Pierre de Volvic is also a trachyandesite. Its aspect is more rustic than the latter and it presents more marked nuances of color.

Religious heritage

  • Church Saint-Andrew: of Romance style and Gothic. Initial construction dates from the 12th century. The chorus goes back to 1555 and was restored at the 19th century. A fire destroyed in 2007 part of the carved stalls of the chorus. The church shelters the statue of Notre-Dame de Vassivière. This black Vierge with his/her child on the knees is carried in procession on July 2nd with the vault of the sanctuary of Vassivière, to 7 km of Besse, where it spends the summer before being gone down again at the time of the festival of the " Dévalade" 1st Sunday of September after the Saint-Mathieu.

Civil inheritance

The center of the city was built at XVe and 16th century. It comprises:

  • the street of Butcheries,
  • the House known as of the Margot Queen (Marguerite de France would have remained in this house),
  • the Castle of the Baillif,
  • the house of the Consuls,
  • the manor Sainte Marie of the Ramparts,
  • the door of the city and the tower of the Beffroi.

Winter sports

The ski station of Super Besse is located on the southern slope of the Puy de Sancy. It was created in 1961. It is connected to the Ski station Mount-Gilds on the northern slope.

The station is located between altitudes of 1350-1830 Mr. There are twenty two ski lifts.

Others

Museums

  • Museum of the Ski
  • Museum of Boinchoux: the farm auvergnate in the country of Sancy
  • House of the Bee

See too

  • Common of the Puy-de-Dôme
  • Super Besse
  • List of French churches to campenard

External bonds

  • Super Massive Besse

  • of Sancy

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