Sorgues

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Sorgues

Total population

19,117

Coordinates44.01°, 4.87°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Sorgues is a commune in the southeastern French department of Vaucluse. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Vaucluse, run through the commune. Sorgues is located just north of Avignon, on the border with Gard.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

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Sextus Afranius Burrus

prefect of the Roman Praetorian Guard (AD 1-62)

Agricol Perdiguier

French joiner, writer and politician (1805-1875)

Jean-Marc Padovani

French saxophonist

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Alfred Lesbros

French painter (1873-1940)

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Denis Ganio

French choreographer

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Jean-Baptiste Franque

French architect (1683-1758)

Jean-Charles Chagachbanian

French actor

J

Jean-Pierre Gras

French painter (1879–1964)

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Jean Antoine de Charnes

French canon

Noël Herpe

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Pierre Germain dit le Romain

French artist (1703–1783)

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Pons-Guillaume-Bazile Charmasson de Puylaval

French sailor and colonial administrator

Raimond de Turenne

French aristocrat

William Marx

French literary critic and writer

Jean-Marie Grimaldi

French theatre director

M

Maurice Fargues

French Navy GRS diver (1913-1947)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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  2.7 mi away · pop. 5,753
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  4 mi away · pop. 2,040
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  4.5 mi away · pop. 5,119
• Morières-lès-Avignon
  4.7 mi away · pop. 8,922
• Monteux
  6.5 mi away · pop. 13,129
• Le Thor
  8.1 mi away · pop. 8,858
• Pernes-les-Fontaines
  9.3 mi away · pop. 10,636
• Cabannes
  10.8 mi away · pop. 4,595
• Violès
  11.3 mi away · pop. 1,736
• La Roque-sur-Pernes
  11.8 mi away · pop. 427
• Graveson
  11.8 mi away · pop. 4,791
• Saint-Andiol
  12.3 mi away · pop. 3,380

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-09-17

Lily Bush-cricket

Tylopsis lilifolia

Seen 2026-09-17

European Mantis

Mantis religiosa

Seen 2026-09-17

Common Darter

Sympetrum striolatum

Seen 2026-09-17

Rough Star-thistle

Centaurea aspera

Seen 2026-09-17

Vestal

Rhodometra sacraria

Seen 2026-09-17

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-09-17

Yellow-legged Hornet

Vespa velutina

Seen 2026-09-16

Dwarf Elder

Sambucus ebulus

Seen 2026-09-16

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers