Sausset-les-Pins
Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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Sausset-les-Pins (French pronunciation: [sosɛ le pɛ̃]; lit. 'Sausset-the-Pines'; 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.
Sausset-les-Pins
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 Sausset-les-Pins marina | |
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  Sausset-les-Pins Location within France  Sausset-les-Pins Location within Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′48″N 5°06′53″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Istres |
| Canton | Marignane |
| Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Maxime Marchand[1] |
Area 1 | 12.1 km2 (4.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 7,574 |
| • Density | 626/km2 (1,620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13104 /13960 |
| Elevation | 0–176 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
Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church
Demographics
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