Sorgues (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɡ]; Occitan: Sòrgas) is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Vaucluse, run through the commune.[3][4] Sorgues, which had a population of 18,680 in 2017, is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.
Sorgues Sòrgas (Occitan) | |
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![]() Former Sorgues Town Hall | |
Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Vaucluse |
Arrondissement | Avignon |
Canton | Sorgues |
Intercommunality | CA Sorgues du Comtat |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Thierry Lagneau[1] |
Area 1 | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 19,117 |
• Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 84129 /84700 |
Elevation | 14–114 m (46–374 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
History
According to The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War.[5]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 13,624 | — |
1975 | 15,037 | +1.42% |
1982 | 17,112 | +1.86% |
1990 | 17,236 | +0.09% |
1999 | 17,539 | +0.19% |
2007 | 18,521 | +0.68% |
2012 | 18,473 | −0.05% |
2017 | 18,680 | +0.22% |
Source: INSEE[6] |
See also
References
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