Samatan

Samatan
region	Occitania
Department	Gers
Arrondissement	Also
Canton	Val de Save (main town)
Community association	Savès
Coordinates	43 ° 30 ' N , 0 ° 56' E Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ' N , 0 ° 56' E
height	155-252 m
surface	33.53 km 2
Residents	2,370 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	71 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	32130
INSEE code	32410
Website	www.samatan-gers.com
	; Statue of François de Belleforest in the Samatan

Samatan ( French and Gascon ) is a commune with 2370 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French region of Occitania in the Gers department . Samatan is the capital of the Val de Save canton and was the capital of the Samatan canton of the same name until 2015 .

The inhabitants of the community call themselves the Samatanais .

geography

Samatan is located 36 km southeast of the municipality Auch in the historical, Gascon province of Savès and is traversed by the Save .

On July 16, 2012, Samatan was the starting point of the 15th stage of the Tour de France .

The French writer François de Belleforest (1530–1583) lived in Samatan .

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