Sorgues Explained

Sorgues
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Sorgues (Vaucluse).svg
Arrondissement:Avignon
Canton:Sorgues
Insee:84129
Postal Code:84700
Mayor:Thierry Lagneau[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Sorgues du Comtat
Coordinates:44.0092°N 4.873°W
Elevation M:30
Elevation Min M:14
Elevation Max M:114
Area Km2:33.4

Sorgues (in French pronounced as /sɔʁɡ/; Occitan (post 1500);: 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. Sorgues, which had a population of 18,680 in 2017, is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.

History

According to The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. [Gertrude Stein]