The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by proportional representation at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman.
The municipal election held on 7 June 2009 yielded the following results:[3]
WG Sausen
Bürgerliste
Total
2009
3
5
8 seats
Coat of arms
The municipality's arms might be described thus: Per fess argent a cross gules and azure a bar-gemel couped wavy of the first.[4]
Economy and infrastructure
To the east of the municipal area runs the AutobahnA 1 on which nearest interchange is Hasborn about 3 km away. A railway station is to be found in Wittlich on the Moselstrecke (line along the Moselle). Also worth noting is the village square in the village centre.