Sansan () is a commune in the

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department in southwestern

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. The vicinity of Sansan is known for its Miocene fossil deposits where geologist Edouard Lartet unearthed the jaw of the primate '' Pliopithecus antiquus'' in 1837.

Geography

Localisation

Sansan is located 14 km south of

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and 4 km north of Seissan, along the

river.

Toponymy

Sansan finds its origin in the Latin patronymic name ''Sancianus'' or ''Santius'', followed by the suffix ''-anum'', designing a property of which a man by this name must have been the owner in the times of

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Population

References

Communes of Gers Paleontological sites of Europe {{Gers-geo-stub

Geography

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Toponymy

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