Sorges

Part of Sorges et Ligueux en Périgord in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

45°18′31″N 0°52′27″E / 45.3086°N 0.8742°E / 45.3086; 0.8742CountryFranceRegionNouvelle-AquitaineDepartmentDordogneArrondissementPérigueuxCantonThiviersCommuneSorges et Ligueux en PérigordArea47.38 km² (18.29 sq mi)Population1,294 • Density27/km² (71/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation120–216 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.

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]

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