Sorgue (Dourdou)

Sorgue Sorgues
The river under the old stone bridge in Saint-Affrique
Data
Water code	FR :  O35-0460
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Dourdou de Camarès  → Tarn  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Cornus 43 ° 52 ′ 46 ″  N , 3 ° 13 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height	approx.  714  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Saint-Affrique and Vabres-l'Abbaye in the Dourdou de Camarès Coordinates: 43 ° 57 ′ 20 "  N , 2 ° 50 ′ 11"  E, 43 ° 57 ′ 20 "  N , 2 ° 50 ′ 11"  E
Mouth height	approx.  299  m
Height difference	approx. 415 m
Bottom slope	approx. 9 ‰
length	46 km
Small towns	Saint-Affrique

The Sorgue (sometimes spelled Sorgue s ) is a river in France that runs in the Aveyron département in the Occitanie region . It rises in the southern municipality of Cornus , generally drains west to northwest through the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park and, after 46 kilometers, flows into the Dourdou de Camarès as a right tributary at the municipal boundary of Saint-Affrique and Vabres-l'Abbaye .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Sorgues, Cornus parish
• Fondaments
• Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues
• Saint-Affrique

Attractions

• Stone bridge from the beginning of the 18th century over the river near Saint-Maurice-de-Sorgues (Monument historique)
• Château de Latour , medieval castle on the banks of the river in the municipality of Marnhagues-et-Latour
• 13th century stone bridge over the river in Saint-Affrique (Monument historique)

Web links

Commons : Sorgue  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on November 4, 2016, rounded to full kilometers
4. ↑ Entry no. PA00094029 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
5. ↑ Entry no. PA00094137 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)