Sorbon Explained

Sorbon
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Sorbon.svg
Arrondissement:Rethel
Canton:Rethel
Insee:08427
Postal Code:08300
Mayor:Benoît Willemet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:49.5397°N 4.3553°W
Elevation M:120
Area Km2:14.43

Sorbon (in French pronounced as /sɔʁbɔ̃/) is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.