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Today, the Sorgue is a shallow meandering river, making it difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a time when this town was an island. During the Middle Ages, the town's inhabitants depended on the river for nourishment (fishing) and commercial production. Water wheels turned to crush olives for oil, mill flour, produce paper, and weave silks and woollens. At one time, 66 wheels operated, leveraging the Sorgue's energy flow to run these mills. Now, the remaining 15 waterwheels highlight the picturesque setting.
On a Sunday morning in L'Isle sur la Sorgue, the market winds through the old town and along the quay (river walk). There are only a few Sunday markets in the region, and this one is the largest, attracting both locals and visitors. Like Apt's Saturday market, retail stores and market vendors fill the streets with temptation. However, L'Isle sur la Sorgue approaches the scale of a Parisian marketplace with the addition of some 300+ antique and bric-a-brac stores within the townsite.
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