Sorgues
commune in Vaucluse, France
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 | |
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 Sorgues Town Hall, 2008 | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sorgues  | |
  Sorgues  Sorgues | |
| Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.00916°N 4.873°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| Arrondissement | Avignon |
| Canton | Bédarrides |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes des Pays de Rhône et Ouvèze |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Alain Milon |
| Area 1 | 33.4 km2 (12.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1999) | 17,539 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
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