Sansan, Gers

Sansan is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

Sansan
The town hall in Sansan
Location of Sansan
Sansan
Sansan
Coordinates: 43°31′53″N 0°36′30″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementMirande
CantonAuch-3
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Chantal Tachoires
Area
1
3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
99
  Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32411 /32260
Elevation159–240 m (522–787 ft)
(avg. 166 m or 545 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The vicinity of Sansan is known for its Miocene fossil deposits where geologist Edouard Lartet unearthed the jaw of the primate Pliopithecus antiquus in 1837.

Geography

Localisation

Sansan is located 14 km south of Auch and 4 km north of Seissan, along the Gers river.

Sansan and its surrounding communes

Neighbouring communes

Toponymy

Sansan finds its origin in the Latin patronymic name Sancianus or Santius, followed by the suffix -anum, designing a property of which a man by this name must have been the owner in the times of Roman Gaul.[2]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196287    
196890+3.4%
197581−10.0%
198298+21.0%
1990108+10.2%
199989−17.6%
200893+4.5%
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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Valdegers.fr



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