L'Ile-sur-la-Sorgue ( Fr.L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue ) is a commune in the French department of Vaucluse of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Center of the canton of the same name .
| Commune | |||
| L'Ile-sur-la-Sorgue | |||
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| fr L'isle-sur-la-sorgue | |||
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| A country | |||
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | ||
| Department | Vaucluse | ||
| Canton | L'Isle sur la Sorgue | ||
| Mayor | Pierre Gonzalvez | ||
| History and geography | |||
| Square | 44.57 km² | ||
| Center height | 43.9199 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 19,048 people ( 2010 ) | ||
| Density | 427.4 people / km² | ||
| Digital identifiers | |||
| Postcode | 84800 | ||
| INSEE code | 84054 | ||
| islesurlasorgue.fr | |||
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Geographical position
Church of Notre-Dame-des-Ange in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
L'Ile-sur-la-Sorgue is located 20 km east of Avignon . Neighboring communes: Welleron in the north, Soman de Vaucluse in the northeast, Fontaine de Vaucluse in the east, Lan and Cabriere d'Avignon in the southeast, Le Vigner in the southwest, Le Tor in the west .
Demographics
The population of the commune for 2010 was 19,048 people.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8704 | 9740 | 11 508 | 12,728 | 15,564 | 16,968 | 19,048 |
Attractions
- Castle de Musketi, the Musketi mill.
- Church of Notre-Dame-des-Ange in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
- The chapel of Saint Andorol de Velorg, XI — XII bek, was built in the Romanesque style.
- Former Chapel of the White Penitents, 16th Century.
- Congregation des Homme chapel, XVII century.
- Hospital chapel, XVIII century.
- Former chapel of the house of mercy, 19th century.
- Former chapel of Saint-Gervais, in the classical style.
- Chapel of the Blue Penitents, 16th century; now the theater.
- The remains of the first convention of Ursulines in France, the XVI century.
- Convention of the Capuchins, XVII century, with a chapel.
- The ruins of the village chapel of Saint Pancras.
- Museum of toys and antique games.
- Museum of the old school.