L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue is a commune of 16,971 people (1999). It is in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.

L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue

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View of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Coat of arms of L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Avignon
Canton L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue
(chief town)
Intercommunality Pays des Sorgues et des Monts de Vaucluse
Mayor Michel Fuillet (PS)
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 52–246 m (171–807 ft)
Land area1 44.57 km2 (17.21 sq mi)
Population2 21,000  (2003)
 - Density 471/km2 (1,220/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 84054/ 84800
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.


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