Sorgues

This article is about the commune in Vaucluse. For the river in Vaucluse, see Sorgue. For the river in Aveyron, see Sorgues (river).

Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Sorgues Sòrgas (Occitan)
Commune
Former Sorgues Town Hall Former Sorgues Town Hall
Coat of arms of Sorgues Coat of arms
Location of Sorgues Map
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Coordinates: 44°00′33′′N 4°52′23′′E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E / 44.0092; 4.873
Country	France
Region	Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department	Vaucluse
Arrondissement	Avignon
Canton	Sorgues
Intercommunality	CA Sorgues du Comtat
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thierry Lagneau^[1]
Area ¹	33.4 km² (12.9 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[2]	19,030
• Density	570/km² (1,500/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.

Sorgues (French pronunciation: [sɔʁɡ] ; Occitan: Sòrgas) 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.^[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. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War.^[5]

Population

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