Sansan, Gers

Commune in Occitania, France

(2020–2026) Jacques Sonilhac^[1]Area3.7 km² (1.4 sq mi)Population97 • Density26/km² (68/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation159–240 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.

Sansan (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃sɑ̃]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.

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.

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.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	87	—
1968	90	+3.4%
1975	81	−10.0%
1982	98	+21.0%
1990	108	+10.2%
1999	89	−17.6%
2008	93	+4.5%

See also

• Communes of the Gers department

References