Sasamón

Sasamón is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,346 inhabitants.

Sasamón
Municipality and town
View of Sasamón, 2010
Coat of arms
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Burgos
Comarca	Odra-Pisuerga
Area
• Total	113.11 km2 (43.67 sq mi)
Elevation	828 m (2,717 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	995
• Density	8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	09123
Website	http://sasamon.burgos.es/

During pre-Roman times, it was the capital of the Turmodigi tribe, under the name Segisama. During the reign of first Roman emperor Augustus, the town was the headquarters of the Roman legions that fought during the Cantabrian wars.^[2]

Demography

The evolution of its population has been negative over the last twenty years.

• 1987: 1.790 inhabitants
• 1991: 1.786 inhabitants
• 1995: 1.514 inhabitants
• 1999: 1.543 inhabitants
• 2003: 1.464 inhabitants
• 2005: 1.315 inhabitants
• 2006: 1.296 inhabitants
• 2022: 957 inhabitants

Civil Architecture

Medieval Bridges

There are two medieval bridges over the Brullés river.^[3]