Vorges

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Vorges
Commune
The church of Vorges
Coat of arms
Location of Vorges
Map credit Vorges Location within France Show map of France Map credit Vorges Location within Hauts-de-France Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 49°31′08″N 3°39′19″E / 49.5189°N 3.6553°E / 49.5189; 3.6553
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Laon-2
Intercommunality	CA Pays de Laon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Maquin
Area 1	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Highest elevation	193 m (633 ft)
Lowest elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Population  (2023)	383
• Density	80.1/km2 (208/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02824 /02860
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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 (1904-1992): Artist
• Charles Wolf (1827-1918): Astronomer

See also

• Communes of the Aisne department

References

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