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2 Population  





3 See also  





4 References  














Sorgues






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Coordinates: 44°0033N 4°5223E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E / 44.0092; 4.873
 

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Sorgues
Sòrgas (Occitan)
Former Sorgues Town Hall
Former Sorgues Town Hall
Coat of arms of Sorgues
Location of Sorgues
Map
Sorgues is located in France
Sorgues

Sorgues

Sorgues is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sorgues

Sorgues

Coordinates: 44°00′33N 4°52′23E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E / 44.0092; 4.873
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonSorgues
IntercommunalityCA Sorgues du Comtat
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Thierry Lagneau[1]
Area
1
33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
19,117
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84129 /84700
Elevation14–114 m (46–374 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sorgues (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɡ]; Occitan: Sòrgas) is a commune in the southeastern French departmentofVaucluse. 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.[3][4] Sorgues, which had a population of 18,680 in 2017, is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.

History

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According to The Autobiography of Alice B. ToklasbyGertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War.[5]

Population

[edit]
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 13,624—    
1975 15,037+1.42%
1982 17,112+1.86%
1990 17,236+0.09%
1999 17,539+0.19%
2007 18,521+0.68%
2012 18,473−0.05%
2017 18,680+0.22%
Source: INSEE[6]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  • ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  • ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Ouvèze (V6--0200)".
  • ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Sorgue de Velleron (V6150500)".
  • ^ Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201
  • ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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