Vorges () is a
commune in the
Aisne
Aisne ( , ; ; pcd, Ainne) is a French department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne. In 2019, it had a population of 531,345.[department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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in
Hauts-de-France
Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...
in northern
France
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.
Population
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
Hector de Pétigny (1904–92) was a French artist who made paintings, sculpture, engravings and stained glass. After World War II (1939–45) he undertook many commissions from the historical monuments organization in Picardy, where many histori ...
(1904-1992): Artist
*
Charles Wolf (1827-1918): Astronomer
See also
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Communes of the Aisne department
The following is a list of the 799 Communes of France, communes in the French Departments of France, department of Aisne.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):
References
Communes of Aisne
Aisne communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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