Sorbon
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Location within Champagne-Ardenne region  Sorbon | ||
| Coordinates: 49°32′23″N 4°21′19″E / 49.5397°N 4.3553°ECoordinates: 49°32′23″N 4°21′19″E / 49.5397°N 4.3553°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine | |
| Department | Ardennes | |
| Arrondissement | Rethel | |
| Canton | Rethel | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Pierre Ronsin | |
| Area1 | 14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 206 | |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 08427 / 08300 | |
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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. | ||
Sorbon is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 203 | — |
| 1968 | 210 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 211 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 216 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 224 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 216 | −3.6% |
| 2008 | 206 | −4.6% |
Personalities
It was the birthplace of Robert de Sorbon, (1201–1274), who was a chaplain and Confessor to King Louis IX of France, as well as the founder of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris.
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