Sorgues
Sign in to saveSorgues (; ) 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. Sorgues is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sorgues
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 18,681
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Sorgues
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Ancien hôtel de ville à Sorgues.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Former Sorgues Town Hall
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Sorgues (Vaucluse).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Avignon
- French commune.canton
- Sorgues
- French commune.INSEE
- 84129
- French commune.postal code
- 84700
- French commune.mayor
- Thierry Lagneau
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Sorgues du Comtat
- French commune.elevation m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Sorgues
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Avignon
- Population
- +19006
- Area
- +33.4
- Elevation
- +29
- Body of water
- Rhône
- Capital of
- canton of Sorgues
- Shares border with
- Villeneuve-lès-Avignon
- Official website
- www.sorgues.fr
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Sorgues (; ) 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. Sorgues is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.
==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.