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Coordinates: 49°32′23″N 4°21′19″E / 49.5397222222°N 4.35527777778°E
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Commune of Sorbon |
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| Location | |
  Sorbon
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne-Ardenne |
| Department | Ardennes |
| Arrondissement | Rethel |
| Canton | Rethel |
| Mayor | Jean-Pierre Ronsin (2001–2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) avg. |
| Land area1 | 14.43 km2 (5.57 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 216 (1999) |
| - Density | 15 /km² (39 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sorbon is a commune of the Ardennes department in northern France.
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 being the founder of the Sorbonne, the University of Paris.
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