Sorgues (river)

For the river in Vaucluse, see Sorgue.

The Sorgue (French: la Sorgue, also called Sorgue, French pronunciation: [sɔʁg]; Occitan: Sòrga) is a 46.4-kilometre-long (28+13⁄16 mi) river in the Aveyron department in Southern France.^[1] Its source is a karstic spring at Fontaine de Valcluse, in Provence. See also “Sorgue.”

Sorgue
The Sorgues at Saint-Affrique
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cornus
• coordinates	43°52′34″N 03°12′22″E
• elevation	600 m (2,000 ft)
Mouth	Dourdou de Camarès
• coordinates	43°57′20″N 02°50′12″E
• elevation	298 m (978 ft)
Length	46.4 km (28.8 mi)
Basin size	279 km2 (108 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	4.38 m3/s (155 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Dourdou de Camarès→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Cornus, Fondamente, Marnhagues-et-Latour, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues, Versols-et-Lapeyre, Saint-Affrique, Vabres-l'Abbaye