Vorges

Vorges (French pronunciation: [vɔʁʒ]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Vorges
Commune
The church of Vorges
Coat of arms
Location of Vorges
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Coordinates: 49°31′08″N 3°39′19″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Laon-2
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Laon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Maquin[1]
Area 1	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	383
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02824 /02860
Elevation	70–193 m (230–633 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 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.	±% p.a.
1968	355	—
1975	343	−0.49%
1982	353	+0.41%
1990	388	+1.19%
1999	377	−0.32%
2009	379	+0.05%
2014	374	−0.27%
2020	374	+0.00%
Source: INSEE[3]

People associated with the commune

• Édouard Fleury (1815–83): Historian, writer
• Champfleury (1821–89): Journalist, writer
• Gaston Ganault (1831–94): Barrister, deputy
• Ernest Ganault (1868–1936): Doctor, deputy
• Hector de Pétigny (1904-1992): Artist
• Charles Wolf (1827-1918): Astronomer

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department