Gorges (French pronunciation: [ɡɔʁʒ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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Gorges
Commune
The town hall in Gorges
Location of Gorges
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Coordinates: 50°06′37″N 2°10′43″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Amiens
Canton	Doullens
Intercommunality	CC Territoire Nord Picardie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Guy Delattre[1]
Area 1	4.87 km2 (1.88 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	38
• Density	7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80381 /80370
Elevation	95–147 m (312–482 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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Gorges is situated on the D933 road, some 20 miles (32 km) east of Abbeville.

After the liberation of the area by Allied Forces in 1944, engineers of the Ninth Air Force IX Engineering Command began construction of a combat Advanced Landing Ground outside of the town. Declared operational on 16 August, the airfield was designated as "A-26", it was used by the 379th Bombardment Group which flew B-26 Marauder medium bombers until early September when the unit moved into Central France. Afterward, the airfield was closed.^[5][6]

• Communes of the Somme department