Sorgues

Sorgues is a commune. It is found in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in the Vaucluse department in the south of France.

Sorgues

Ancien Hôtel de ville à Sorgues 2.jpg
Sorgues Town Hall, 2008
Coat of arms of Sorgues
Administration
Country France
Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Department Vaucluse
Arrondissement Avignon
Canton Bédarrides
Intercommunality Communauté de communes des Pays de Rhône et Ouvèze
Mayor Alain Milon
(2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation 14–114 m (46–374 ft)
(avg. 30 m/98 ft)
Land area1 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi)
Population2 17,539  (1999)
 - Density 525/km2 (1,360/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 84129/ 84700
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.