Hammam-Sousse is a town situated on the Tunisian east coast, in the centre of the country. It is bordered to the north by the town of Akouda, to the south by the town of Sousse (situated at 5 kilometres), to the west by the town of Kalàa-Seghira and to the east it overlooks the Mediterranean, and it presents a remarkable deep “site” in the vast gulf of Hammamet. 

Hammam-Sousse spreads over an area of 20 km2 . 

The region is situated in the old Sahel* (Arabic word meaning coast), in the centre of Tunisia which belongs to the field of low steppes.

Topographically, the region is situated on a little contrasted platform, made up of small hills not very high (less than 150 metres) and vast plains, these hills are cut by Oued El Hammam which flows temporarily in the rainy season. 

Being situated on the south coast of the Mediterranean, the region has a moderate climate, hot and dry in the summer, mild and rainy in the winter, rains are very often torrential, with a yearly average of 300 mm. In the winter, The temperature rarely falls below 13°, in the summer it often exceeds the basis of 30°, but the heat remains bearable as a result of the moderating influence of the sea which decreases the heat with the fresh air of the Mediterranean. 

Rain is very changeable, hence we can notice long periods of dryness or sunshine exceeding 300 days per year. 

Climatic conditions or these natural assets have given to the region and to Tunisia, in general, a great advantage as a continuous natural resource, because it possesses the blue gold, made of the sun, the sea, and the sand, adding to that a typically arab-african know - how, Tunisia is accomplishing miracles as far as sea-side tourism is concerned. 

Despite the climatic conditions which are not favourable to agriculture, Hammam-Sousse has been known for long as an agricultural village. Indeed, the olive tree is able to stand many years of dryness, has only given way to massive urbanisation in the last years. There are some small gardens that still use the water of the rain, characterised by a certain degree of salinity, to irrigate fruit trees, such as grenade trees, almond trees or mulberry trees.