Sorgues
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For the french river, see Sorgue.
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| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Bédarrides |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Rhône et Ouvèze |
| Mayor | Alain Milon (2001–2008) |
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| Elevation | 14–114 m (46–374 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) |
| Land area1 | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 18,681 (2006) |
| - Density | 559 /km2 (1,450 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84129/ 84700 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E
Sorgues is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
It is also the name of a river running through the area. The Sorgues River is a tributary of the Rhone which begins at Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.
[edit] 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[1].
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[edit] References
- ^ Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201
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