Samatan
Samatan | |
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Commune | |
Samatan Town Hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Samatan | |
Samatan Samatan | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′37″N 0°55′54″E / 43.4936°N 0.9317°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Gers |
| Arrondissement | Auch |
| Canton | Val de Save |
| Intercommunality | Savès |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Hervé Lefebvre |
Area 1 | 33.53 km2 (12.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 2,478 |
| • Density | 73.90/km2 (191.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 32410 /32130 |
| Elevation | 155–252 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. 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] Samatan is a rural commune which was made up of 2,478 inhabitants in 2022.[4] Their inhabitants are called Samatanais or Samatanaises.
Geography
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2009 | 2,297 | +2.29% |
| 2014 | 2,377 | +0.69% |
| 2020 | 2,380 | +0.02% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Le climat en France hexagonale et Corse | Météo-France". meteofrance.com (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "La ZNIEF du Pradel comme on ne l'a jamais vue". ladepeche.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022 − Commune de Samatan (32410) | Insee". www.insee.fr. Retrieved 25 December 2025.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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