Sorgue
The Sorgue is a river in Southeastern France lying between the foothills of the Alps and the Rhône. It is 30.4 km long. Its source is near the town of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Vaucluse department.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in France
- Also known as: “La Sorgue Rivière” and “Sorgue River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gare de Saint-Saturnin-d’Avignon and Notre-Dame de l’Immaculée Conception church.
Gare de Saint-Saturnin-d’Avignon
Railway station
Photo: Marianne Casamance, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Saint-Saturnin-d’Avignon is a railway station, which is situated 2½ km south of Sorgue.
Église de l’Assomption de Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon
Church
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Église de l’Assomption de Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue and Vedène.
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue
Village
Photo: Tonio94, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Entraigues-sur-la-Sorgue is situated 3½ km northwest of Sorgue.
Vedène
Village
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Vedène is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. A northeastern suburb of Avignon, its historical town centre is dominated by the 12th-century Château de Vedène, known locally as the Château des Seigneurs. Vedène is situated 3½ km west of Sorgue.
Le Thor
Village
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Thor is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. In 2021, it had a population of 8,858. Le Thor is situated 6 km southeast of Sorgue.
Sorgue
- Categories: watercourse and body of water
- Location: Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Ukrainian—“Sorgue” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Río Sòrga”
- Aragonese: “Río Sorgue de Vauclusa”
- Chinese: “索尔格河”
- Dutch: “Sorgue”
- French: “Sorgue de Velleron”
- French: “Sorgue”
- German: “Sorgue de Velleron”
- German: “Sorgue”
- Italian: “Sorga”
- Italian: “Sorgue”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sorgue de Velleron”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sorgue”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Sòrga”
- Polish: “Sorgue”
- Slovenian: “Sorgue”
- Spanish: “Sorgue”
- Ukrainian: “Сорг”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Valayans and Saint-Saturnin-lès-Avignon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include St-Saturnin-d’Avignon Railway Station and Nesque.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sorgue”. Photo: Véronique PAGNIER, Public domain.