Sausset-les-Pins (; oc, Sausset dei Pins) or simply Sausset is a seaside
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in the
Bouches-du-Rhône
Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
region
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Côte Bleue
The Côte Bleue ( Provençal Occitan: ''Còsta Blava'') is part of Provence's southwestern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, reaching from Marseilles to the Étang de Berre
The Étang de Berre (in Provençal Occitan: ''estanh de Bèrra / ma ...
Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis
The Aix-Marseille-Provence Metropolis (french: métropole d'Aix-Marseille-Provence) is the ''métropole'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the cities of Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. It is located in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vauclu ...
. In 2019, Sausset-les-Pins had a population of 7,581.
Geography
Sausset-les-Pins located 35 km (21.7 mi) west of
Marseille
Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Fra ...
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.
In 1915, the Sausset-les-Pins TER PACA railway station opened on the Miramas–L'Estaque railway.
Gare de Sausset-les-Pins.jpg, Station building
Sausset-les-Pins 20110709 02.jpg, Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens church