Sorgues

Sorgues (Provençal: Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.

For the French river, see Sorgue.

Sorgues
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
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
Government
• Mayor (2001–2008)	Alain Milon
Area ^1	33.4 km^2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	18,680
• Density	560/km^2 (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 km^2 (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

• Ouvèze River
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201