Samatan

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CountryFrance
Area
1
33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi)
Population
(2023)[1]
2,517
Samatan
Commune
Samatan Town Hall
Samatan Town Hall
Coat of arms of Samatan
Location of Samatan
Samatan is located in France
Samatan
Samatan
Samatan is located in Occitanie
Samatan
Samatan
Coordinates: 43°29′37″N 0°55′54″E / 43.4936°N 0.9317°E / 43.4936; 0.9317
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentGers
ArrondissementAuch
CantonVal de Save
IntercommunalitySavès
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Hervé Lefebvre
Area
1
33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[1]
2,517
  Density75.07/km2 (194.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
32410 /32130
Elevation155–252 m (509–827 ft)
(avg. 165 m or 541 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Samatan (French pronunciation: [samatɑ̃]) is a commune in the Gers department in the Occitania region in Southwestern France. Culturally and historically, the commune is part of the Savès, a province of Gascony. It is situated 36 km southwest of Toulouse, residing within Toulouse's functional area, a statistical area used by INSEE to designate metropolitan areas. Samatan has an oceanic climate and has a remarkable natural patrimony, having multiple Zones naturelles d'intérêt écologique, faunistique et floristique, a type of natural environment recognized by France.[2][3] The inhabitants are called Samatanais or Samatanaises in French.

Samatan and its surrounding communes

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,934    
1975 1,840−0.71%
1982 1,831−0.07%
1990 1,716−0.81%
1999 1,832+0.73%
2007 2,214+2.40%
2012 2,378+1.44%
2017 2,370−0.07%
2023 2,517+1.01%
Source: INSEE[4]

Heraldry

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