Sorbon

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Sorbon
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Sorbon
Coordinates: 49°32′23″N4°21′19″E / 49.5397°N 4.3553°E / 49.5397; 4.3553 Coordinates: 49°32′23″N4°21′19″E / 49.5397°N 4.3553°E / 49.5397; 4.3553
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Rethel
Canton Rethel
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Ronsin
Area
1
14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01) [1]
196
  Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
08427 /08300
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorbon is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.

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Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962203    
1968210+3.4%
1975211+0.5%
1982216+2.4%
1990224+3.7%
1999216−3.6%
2008206−4.6%

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Robert de Sorbon, (1201–1274), who was a chaplain and Confessor to King Louis IX of France, as well as the founder of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris.

See also

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References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE . Retrieved 6 January 2020.