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Orgon | |
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.jpg) Church of the Assumption and castle of the Duke of Guise | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Orgon  | |
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| Coordinates:43°47′29″N5°02′20″E / 43.7914°N 5.0389°E /43.7914; 5.0389 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Arles |
| Canton | Salon-de-Provence-1 |
| Intercommunality | CA Terre de Provence |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Serge Portal[1] |
Area 1 | 34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,662 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 13067 /13660 |
| Elevation | 62–298 m (203–978 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Orgon (French pronunciation:[ɔʁɡɔ̃]; ancient:Urgonum, orCastrum de Urgone) is acommune in theBouches-du-Rhônedepartment in theProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azurregion inSouthern France. It is located on the departmental border withVaucluse, which follows the riverDurance.
Neighbouring villages and small towns includeLes Baux-de-Provence,Saint-Rémy-de-Provence andCavaillon. Orgon is one of the twelve communes of theAlpilles area, a small mountain chain made famous through the paintings ofVincent van Gogh and novels of the French authorAlphonse Daudet. The riverDurance runs through it.
In 1923 the commune ofPlan-d'Orgon was created from part of Orgon.[3]
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The village of Orgon harbours a 19th-century monastery overlooking the Durance valley (Notre Dame du Beauregard) and the ruins of aTemplar castle.
In history, Orgon is known through the attempted lynching ofNapoleon Bonaparte on his way toSaint Helena passing through the village. Orgon was also the birthplace of the French poetAntoine Pomme (1620) and the painterLouis Espérandieu (1787-1857).
Having given its name to a specific type of limestone found only in this area, the recent plans of extension of the mining activities of the companyOMYA in Orgon have led to protest actions by Frenchintellectuals throughout the country, worried about the risks to the preservation of the natural and historic specificities ofAlpilles hills. The dispute regarding the extension plans of the multi-national mining company OMYA have to an extent come to an end through the announced nomination of the territory as a protectedRegional Parc as of January 1, 2007.
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