Sorgues

For the french river, see Sorgue.

Sorgues
Town hall
Coat of arms
Sorgues
Location within Provence-A.-C.d'A. region Sorgues
Coordinates:
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)
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.

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.

See also

• Ouvèze River
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC
• Communes of the Vaucluse department

References

• INSEE