Sansan | |
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 The town hall in Sansan | |
Location of Sansan  | |
  Sansan  Sansan | |
| Coordinates: 43°31′53″N 0°36′30″E / 43.5314°N 0.6083°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Mirande |
| Canton | Auch-3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Sonilhac[1] |
| Area 1 | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 97 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32411 /32260 |
| Elevation | 159–240 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.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.