Sausset-les-Pins

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)
Commune
Sausset-les-Pins marina
Sausset-les-Pins marina
Coat of arms of Sausset-les-Pins
Coat of arms
Location of Sausset-les-Pins
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
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementIstres
CantonMarignane
IntercommunalityAix-Marseille-Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Maxime Marchand[1]
Area
1
12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,570
 • 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

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

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.

  • Station building
    Station building
  • Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
    Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church

Demographics
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

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. 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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