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Sorgues

Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.00916°N 4.873°E / 44.00916; 4.873
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Sorgues
Sorgues Town Hall, 2008
Sorgues Town Hall, 2008
Coat of arms of Sorgues
Location of Sorgues
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Sorgues is located in France
Sorgues
Sorgues
Sorgues is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Sorgues
Sorgues
Coordinates: 44°00′33″N 4°52′23″E / 44.00916°N 4.873°E / 44.00916; 4.873
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentVaucluse
ArrondissementAvignon
CantonBédarrides
IntercommunalityCommunauté 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
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
84129 /84700
Elevation14–114 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.

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