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Sorgues
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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.
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Sorgues is a commune in France, situated within the Vaucluse department and the arrondissement of Avignon. It lies in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and serves as the capital of the canton of Sorgues. The municipality borders Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Bédarrides, Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue, and Vedène, and is located near the Rhône river. Its postal code is 84700.
The area of Sorgues is 33.4 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 114 meters. The population is recorded as 19,117, comprising 8,955 males and 9,725 females. Another source lists the population as 18,681. The official website for the commune is www.sorgues.fr.
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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
- 30
- French commune.elevation min m
- 14
- French commune.elevation max m
- 114
- French commune.area km2
- 33.4
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
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- References
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sorgues” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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