Sorgues
For the french river, see Sorgue.
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Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region  Sorgues | ||
| Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.0092°N 4.873°ECoordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.0092°N 4.873°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Department | Vaucluse | |
| Arrondissement | Avignon | |
| Canton | Bédarrides | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Rhône et Ouvèze | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Milon | |
| Area1 | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 18,681 | |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 84129 / 84700 | |
| Elevation |
14–114 m (46–374 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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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.
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]
See also
References
- ↑ Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201
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