Orgon

Orgon (French pronunciation: [ɔʁɡɔ̃]; ancient: Urgonum, or Castrum de Urgone) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,821. It is located on the departmental border with Vaucluse, which follows the river Durance.

For the concept by Wilhelm Reich, see Orgone. For the U.S. state, see Oregon. For the Afghan town, see Urgun.
Orgon
Commune
Church of the Assumption and castle of the Duke of Guise
Church of the Assumption and castle of the Duke of Guise
Coat of arms of Orgon
Coat of arms
Location of Orgon
Orgon is located in France
Orgon
Orgon
Orgon is located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Orgon
Orgon
Coordinates: 43°47′29″N 5°02′20″E
CountryFrance
RegionProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
DepartmentBouches-du-Rhône
ArrondissementArles
CantonSalon-de-Provence-1
IntercommunalityCA Terre de Provence
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Serge Portal[1]
Area
1
34.78 km2 (13.43 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
2,752
 • Density79/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
13067 /13660
Elevation62–298 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.

Geography

Neighbouring villages and small towns include Les Baux-de-Provence, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence and Cavaillon. Orgon is one of the twelve communes of the Alpilles area, a small mountain chain made famous through the paintings of Vincent van Gogh and novels of the French author Alphonse Daudet. The river Durance runs through it.

Demographics

In 1923 the commune of Plan-d'Orgon was created from part of Orgon.[3]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 1,900—    
1800 1,829−0.54%
1806 2,100+2.33%
1821 2,036−0.21%
1831 2,584+2.41%
1836 2,641+0.44%
1841 2,748+0.80%
1846 2,932+1.30%
1851 3,089+1.05%
1856 3,060−0.19%
1861 3,174+0.73%
1866 2,984−1.23%
1872 3,160+0.96%
1876 2,789−3.07%
1881 2,816+0.19%
1886 2,818+0.01%
1891 2,637−1.32%
1896 2,616−0.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 2,624+0.06%
1906 2,610−0.11%
1911 2,703+0.70%
1921 2,439−1.02%
1926 1,315−11.62%
1931 1,421+1.56%
1936 1,461+0.56%
1946 1,383−0.55%
1954 1,512+1.12%
1962 1,874+2.72%
1968 2,049+1.50%
1975 2,285+1.57%
1982 2,339+0.33%
1990 2,453+0.60%
1999 2,642+0.83%
2007 3,005+1.62%
2012 3,120+0.75%
2017 2,963−1.03%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Sights

The village of Orgon harbours a 19th-century monastery overlooking the Durance valley (Notre Dame du Beauregard) and the ruins of a Templar castle.

History

In history, Orgon is known through the attempted lynching of Napoleon Bonaparte on his way to Saint Helena passing through the village. Orgon was also the birthplace of the French poet Antoine Pomme (1620) and the painter Louis Espérandieu (1787-1857).

Ecology

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 company OMYA in Orgon have led to protest actions by French intellectuals throughout the country, worried about the risks to the preservation of the natural and historic specificities of Alpilles 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 protected Regional Parc as of January 1, 2007.

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Orgon, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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