Vorges

Vorges
Vorges
Location within Picardy region Vorges
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Laon
Canton	Laon-Sud
Intercommunality	Laon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Christian Noel
Area1	4.78 km2 (1.85 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	379
• Density	79/km2 (210/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Vorges is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	414	—
1968	355	−14.3%
1975	343	−3.4%
1982	353	+2.9%
1990	388	+9.9%
1999	377	−2.8%
2008	379	+0.5%

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

• INSEE