Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, also known as Besse-en-Chandesse, or Besse, 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.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
Coordinates 45°30'41.666" N 2°55'58.661" E