Sorgues
Sorgues (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. Located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.
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Sorgues (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. Located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.
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• Name — Sorgues • Commune Status — Commune • Native Name — Sòrgas • Image Coat Of Arms — Blason ville fr Sorgues (Vaucluse).svg • Arrondissement — Avignon • Canton — Sorgues • Insee — 84129 • Postal Code — 84700 • Mayor — Thierry Lagneau • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — CA Sorgues du Comtat • Elevation M — 30 • Elevation Min M — 14 • Elevation Max M — 114 • Area Km2 — 33.4 • Population — population_total • Population Date — population_as_of • Population Footnotes — population_footnotes Sorgues (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 is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.
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According to The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein, Georges Braque lived in Sorgues after being wounded during the First World War.
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