Sorges

Sorges (French pronunciation: [sɔʁʒ]; Occitan: Sòrges) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Sorges et Ligueux en Périgord.^[2]

Sorges
Part of Sorges et Ligueux en Périgord
Location of Sorges
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Coordinates: 45°18′31″N 0°52′27″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Dordogne
Arrondissement	Périgueux
Canton	Thiviers
Commune	Sorges et Ligueux en Périgord
Area 1	47.38 km2 (18.29 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[1]	1,294
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	24420
Elevation	120–216 m (394–709 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,473 —     1800 1,328 −9.8% 1806 1,367 +2.9% 1821 1,684 +23.2% 1831 1,764 +4.8% 1836 1,873 +6.2% 1841 1,756 −6.2% 1846 1,864 +6.2% 1851 1,844 −1.1% 1856 1,930 +4.7% 1861 1,873 −3.0% 1866 1,895 +1.2% 1872 1,803 −4.9% 1876 1,890 +4.8% 1881 1,790 −5.3% 1886 1,773 −0.9% 1891 1,715 −3.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1896 1,679 −2.1% 1901 1,688 +0.5% 1906 1,663 −1.5% 1911 1,664 +0.1% 1921 1,377 −17.2% 1926 1,365 −0.9% 1931 1,316 −3.6% 1936 1,269 −3.6% 1946 1,104 −13.0% 1954 1,158 +4.9% 1962 980 −15.4% 1968 892 −9.0% 1975 876 −1.8% 1982 911 +4.0% 1990 1,074 +17.9% 1999 1,123 +4.6% 2008 1,265 +12.6%

See also

• Communes of the Dordogne département

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 21 December 2015 (in French)