Sausset-les-Pins (French pronunciation: [sosɛ le pɛ̃]; Occitan: Sausset dei Pins) or simply Sausset is a seaside commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the Côte Bleue, just west of Carry-le-Rouet. It is part of the Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis. In 2019, Sausset-les-Pins had a population of 7,581.

Sausset-les-Pins
Sausset dei Pins (Occitan)
Sausset-les-Pins marina
Sausset-les-Pins marina
Coat of arms of Sausset-les-Pins
Location of Sausset-les-Pins
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Sausset-les-Pins is located in France
Sausset-les-Pins
Sausset-les-Pins
Sausset-les-Pins is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sausset-les-Pins
Sausset-les-Pins
Coordinates: 43°19′48″N 5°06′53″E / 43.33°N 5.1147°E / 43.33; 5.1147
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonMarignane
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maxime Marchand[1]
Area
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12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
7,563
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13104 /13960
Elevation0–176 m (0–577 ft)
(avg. 10 m or 33 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Sausset-les-Pins located 35 km (21.7 mi) west of Marseille and 42 km (26 mi) southwest of Aix-en-Provence. The commune covers an area of 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi).

History

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In 1855 a castle was built. In 1924 the commune of Sausset-les-Pins was created from part of the commune of Carry-le-Rouet.[3]

In 1915, the Sausset-les-Pins TER PACA railway station opened on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1926 343—    
1931 348+0.29%
1936 477+6.51%
1946 512+0.71%
1954 600+2.00%
1962 1,074+7.55%
1968 1,066−0.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 2,205+10.94%
1982 3,876+8.39%
1990 5,541+4.57%
1999 7,228+3.00%
2007 7,304+0.13%
2012 7,703+1.07%
2017 7,568−0.35%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sausset-les-Pins, EHESS (in French).
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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