Sorgues

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Sorgues
Sòrgas (Occitan)
Commune
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Former Sorgues Town Hall
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Location of Sorgues
Sorgues
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Sorgues
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Sorgues
Coordinates: 44°00′33″N4°52′23″E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E / 44.0092; 4.873
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
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84129 /84700
Elevation14–114 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.

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.

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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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
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]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Ouvèze (V6--0200)".
  4. ↑ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Sorgue de Velleron (V6150500)".
  5. ↑ Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas , Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201
  6. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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