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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• Name — Sorgues • Commune Status — Commune • Native Name — Sòrgas • 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
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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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- 1.Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020.
- 2.L'Ouvèze.
- 3.La Sorgue de Velleron.
- 4.Gertrude Stein, The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas, Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (26 April 2001), page 201
- 5.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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