Super Besse
Super Besse is a village in Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Arrondissement of Issoire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and has an elevation of 1,335 metres. Super Besse is situated nearby to the locality Montagne du Four-haut, as well as near Montagne de Courreix.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lac des Hermines and Puy de Sancy.
Lac des Hermines
Reservoir
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Lac des Hermines is an artificial lake near Super-Besse, in Puy-de-Dôme, France. At an elevation of 1350 m, its surface area is 0.14 km2.
Puy de Sancy
Volcano
Puy de Sancy is the highest mountain in the Massif Central, in Puy-de-Dôme departement of south central France. It is part of an ancient stratovolcano which has been inactive for about 220,000 years. Puy de Sancy is situated 4 km northwest of Super Besse.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière
Church
Photo: Sylenius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame de Vassivière is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mont Dore and Picherande.
Mont Dore
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
Mont Dore is a town in France. The Spa town, Mont Dore is situated in an ideal location for accessing the highest peaks in the Auvergne. Puy de Sancy, at 1886 m towering over the town, gives the illusion that you are in a much larger mountain range than actually is the case.
Picherande
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Picherande is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme département in Auvergne in central France. Picherande is situated 9 km southwest of Super Besse.
Compains
Village
Photo: Pom‘, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Compains is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Compains is situated 10 km southeast of Super Besse.
Super Besse
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Arrondissement of Issoire, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.51146° or 45° 30′ 41″ northLongitude
2.85616° or 2° 51′ 22″ eastElevation
1,335 metres (4,380 feet)Open location code
8FQ4GV64+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 563292724OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
10238048
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In Other Languages
“Super Besse” goes by many names.
- Occitan (post 1500): “Supèr Bèça (La Montanha de Chamborguet)”
Localities in the Area
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