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Chorges
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Chorges (; Vivaro-Alpine: Chorge) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
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Chorges is a commune in France, situated in the Hautes-Alpes department within the arrondissement of Gap. It serves as the capital of the canton of Chorges and is located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. The town borders Pontis, Ancelle, La Bâtie-Neuve, and Espinasses, and is positioned next to the Durance river. Chorges is twinned with Bricherasio.
The commune has an area of 53.34 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 3,146, comprising 1,471 males and 1,502 females. Another source lists the population as 2,016. The postal code for Chorges is 05230. Elevation data varies, with one source citing 2,510 meters above sea level and another indicating 870 meters.
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Place details
- Locality
- Chorges
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,016
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Chorges
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Chorges.svg
- French commune.image
- Porte des Souchons Chorges.JPG
- French commune.caption
- Porte des Souchons
- French commune.arrondissement
- Gap
- French commune.canton
- Chorges
- French commune.INSEE
- 05040
- French commune.postal code
- 05230
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Durand
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 864
- French commune.elevation min m
- 773
- French commune.elevation max m
- 2485
- French commune.area km2
- 53.34
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Chorges
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Gap
- Population
- 3146
- Area
- 53.34
- Elevation
- 1177
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Durance
- Shares border with
- Le Sauze-du-Lac
- Official website
- www.mairie-chorges.fr
- Image
- Chorges.JPG
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- twinned administrative body
- Bricherasio
- Commons category
- Chorges
- postal code
- 05230
- native label
- Chorges
- associated electoral district
- canton of Chorges
- topic's main category
- Category:Chorges
- male population
- 1471
- female population
- 1502
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-50-60-30
- fax number
- +33-4-92-50-39-28
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Location
- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Chorges (; Vivaro-Alpine: Chorge) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is close to Gap. The name Chorges derives from Latin Catorimagus, itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chorges” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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