Sansan, Gers
Sansan | |
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The town hall in Sansan | |
Location of 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 |
Area 1 | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 100 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (70/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.