The Sorgues (french: la Sorgues, also called Sorgue, ; oc, Sòrga) is a

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in the

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants o ...

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. Its source is a

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at Fontaine de Valcluse, in Provence. See also “Sorgue.”

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

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, Fondamente,

Marnhagues-et-Latour Marnhagues-et-Latour (; oc, Marnhagas e la Tor) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The Sorgues flows west-northwest through the commune; the Latour hamlet lies on its right bank. The Marnhagues hamlet lies i ...

, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues,

Versols-et-Lapeyre Versols-et-Lapeyre (; oc, Verzòls e La Pèira) is a Communes of France, commune in the Aveyron Departments of France, department in southern France. Geography The hamlets of Versols and Lapeyre lie on the right bank of the Sorgues River, Sor ...

Saint-Affrique Saint-Affrique (; Languedocien: ''Sant Africa'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France. History Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortress ...

Vabres-l'Abbaye Vabres-l'Abbaye (; oc, Vabre de l'Abadiá) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The village lies in the northern part of the commune, on the right bank of the Dourdou de Camarès, which flows north through the ...

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Rivers of France Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) Rivers of Aveyron {{France-river-stub