Chorges | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Chorges.svg |
Arrondissement: | Gap |
Canton: | Chorges |
Insee: | 05040 |
Postal Code: | 05230 |
Mayor: | Christian Durand[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 44.5464°N 6.2772°W |
Elevation M: | 864 |
Elevation Min M: | 773 |
Elevation Max M: | 2485 |
Area Km2: | 53.34 |
Chorges (pronounced as /fr/; Vivaro-Alpine: Chorge) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France.
It is close to Gap. The name Chorges derives from Latin Catorimagus, itself coming from the Alpine tribe of the Caturiges in the ancient Roman province of Alpes Maritimae.
The village is 11km (07miles) away from La Bâtie-Vieille.