Sorgues
Sorgues (Provençal: Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
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Location of Sorgues 
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| Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Sorgues |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Rhône et Ouvèze |
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| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Milon |
| Area 1 | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 18,680 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84129 /84700 |
| Elevation | 14–114 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. | |
It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at the Fontaine de Vaucluse.
Personalities
- According to The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War.[2]
See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201
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