Orgon
Sign in to saveOrgon (; ancient: Urgonum, or Castrum de Urgone) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse, which follows the river Durance.
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Place details
- Locality
- Orgon
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,973
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Orgon
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Orgon vue générale (église et château).jpg
- French commune.caption
- Church of the Assumption and castle of the Duke of Guise
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Orgon (13).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Arles
- French commune.canton
- Salon-de-Provence-1
- French commune.INSEE
- 13067
- French commune.postal code
- 13667
- French commune.mayor
- Serge Portal
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Terre de Provence
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Orgon
- Demonym
- Orgonais
- Country
- France
- Population
- +2762
- Area
- +34.78
- Elevation
- +137
- Body of water
- Durance
- Capital of
- canton of Orgon
- Shares border with
- Cheval-Blanc
- Official website
- orgon.fr
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Orgon (; ancient: Urgonum, or Castrum de Urgone) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. It is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse, which follows the river Durance.
==Geography== Neighbouring villages and small towns include Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Cavaillon. Orgon is one of the twelve communes of the Alpilles area, a small mountain chain made famous through the paintings of Vincent van Gogh and novels of the French author Alphonse Daudet. The river Durance runs through it.