Sorbon

Sorbon

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Sorbon

Coordinates: 49°32′23″N 4°21′19″E / 49.5397°N 4.3553°E / 49.5397; 4.3553Coordinates: 49°32′23″N 4°21′19″E / 49.5397°N 4.3553°E / 49.5397; 4.3553
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Ardennes
Arrondissement Rethel
Canton Rethel
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Pierre Ronsin
Area1 14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 206
  Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 08427 / 08300

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.

Sorbon is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962203    
1968210+3.4%
1975211+0.5%
1982216+2.4%
1990224+3.7%
1999216−3.6%
2008206−4.6%

Personalities

It was the birthplace of Robert de Sorbon, (1201–1274), who was a chaplain and Confessor to King Louis IX of France, as well as the founder of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris.

See also

References

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