Sorgue
Sign in to saveThe Sorgue is a river in Southeastern France lying between the foothills of the Alps and the Rhône. It is long. Its source is near the town of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Vaucluse department. It is the biggest spring in France and the fifth biggest in the world.
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- Sorgue
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- The town of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Vaucluse, on the Sorgue.
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- Fontaine de Vaucluse
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- Country
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- France
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- Nesque
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- France
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The Sorgue is a river in Southeastern France lying between the foothills of the Alps and the Rhône. It is long. Its source is near the town of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Vaucluse department. It is the biggest spring in France and the fifth biggest in the world.
The Sorgue divides into two river courses at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, at a point on the river called the , then further downstream it divides into dozens of separate waterways with different names, such as Sorgue de l’Isle, Sorgue de Velleron, Sorgue de Monclar, Sorgue de la Faible.