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.

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 km (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.

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

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  Station building
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  Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% 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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department