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 | |
Sorgues Town Hall, 2008 | |
Administration | |
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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. |