Saorge
Sign in to saveSaorge (; ; ; standard ; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way to the Col de Tende () where it crosses into Italy.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saorge
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 411
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Saorge
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Saorge vue generale.jpg
- French commune.caption
- A general view of the village
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Saorge (Alpes-Maritimes).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Nice
- French commune.canton
- Contes
- French commune.INSEE
- 06132
- French commune.postal code
- 06540
- French commune.mayor
- Brigitte Bresc
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Riviera Française
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saorge
- Demonym
- saorgesi
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Nice
- Population
- +430
- Area
- +86.78
- Elevation
- +1247
- Shares border with
- Triora
- Official website
- www.saorge.fr
- Image
- Saorge vue generale.jpg
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Article
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- From the French Revolution to the First Empire
- Transportation
- Population
- See also
- References
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Saorge (; ; ; standard ; ; ) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way to the Col de Tende () where it crosses into Italy.
The region belonged to the old County of Nice. Beginning in 1388 Saorge was part of Sardinia-Piedmont. In June 1793, Sardinia defeated the armies of the First French Republic in the First Battle of Saorgio. In the Second Battle of Saorgio in April 1794 the French wrested the town from the Piedmontese. The town was returned to Sardinia-Piedmont after the overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte and finally ceded to France in 1860.