Saorge
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Saorge (Italian: Saorgio , Occitan: Saorj, Ligurian: Savurgiu) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Highway E74 which runs north from Menton, passes through Saorge on its way to the Col de Tende (Italian: Colle di Tenda ) where it crosses into Italy.
The region belonged to the old County of Nice. Beginning in 1388 Saorge was part of Sardinia-Piedmont. In June 1793, Sardinia defeated the armies of the First French Republic in the First Battle of Saorgio. In the Second Battle of Saorgio in April 1794 the French wrested the town from the Piedmontese. The town was returned to Sardinia-Piedmont after the overthrow of Napoleon Bonaparte and finally ceded to France in 1860.
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From the French Revolution to the First Empire
In 1792 the announcement of the presence of French revolutionary troops at Saint-Laurent-du-Var caused a panic in Nice. The administration of the County of Nice along with several branches of the government fled from Nice to take shelter in Saorge on 18 September. At the same time, the Sardinian troops departed Nice without fighting the French. Militia from Saorge and Fontan were recruited to fight the invading French troops. To access Saorge from the valley of the Vésubie Ruas, one must cross the pass at the Massif de l'Authion and travel down the valley of Cayros (or Cairos). Two representatives on mission asked the General Gaspard Jean-Baptiste Brunet to launch an attack against the Austro-Sardinian troops commanded by General Charles-François Thaon, Count of Saint-André in June and July 1793. The French troops were inexperienced and suffered the loss of 3,200 men. Brunet was later sentenced to death and executed.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1861 | 3,356 | — |
| 1866 | 3,180 | −5.2% |
| 1872 | 1,692 | −46.8% |
| 1881 | 1,528 | −9.7% |
| 1891 | 1,319 | −13.7% |
| 1901 | 1,094 | −17.1% |
| 1911 | 954 | −12.8% |
| 1921 | 988 | +3.6% |
| 1931 | 631 | −36.1% |
| 1962 | 496 | −21.4% |
| 1968 | 508 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 330 | −35.0% |
| 1982 | 322 | −2.4% |
| 1990 | 362 | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 396 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 434 | +9.6% |
See also
References
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- (English) (French) & (Occitan) Chimes from County of Nice: tirignoun (chime) from Saorge.
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