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

Vorges
Commune
The church of Vorges
Coat of arms
Location of Vorges
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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^[1]
Area ¹	4.78 km² (1.85 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	376
• Density	79/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	02824 /02860
Elevation	70–193 m (230–633 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	355	—
1975	343	−0.49%
1982	353	0.41%
1990	388	1.19%
1999	377	−0.32%
2009	379	0.05%
2014	374	−0.27%
2020	374	0.00%
Source: INSEE^[3]

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

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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