Dourgne
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_mairie.JPG) The town hall in Dourgne | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Dourgne  | |
  Dourgne  Dourgne | |
| Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Tarn |
| Arrondissement | Castres |
| Canton | La Montagne noire |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Dourgne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Christian Rey |
| Area 1 | 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 1,308 |
| • Density | 57/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 81081 /81110 |
| Elevation | 186–804 m (610–2,638 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dourgne is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.
Demographics
| 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
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| 1299 | 1250 | 1233 | 1211 | 1186 | 1268 |
Sites and monuments
Dourgne is known for its two Benedictine monasteries, the En Calcat Abbey and the Sainte Scholastique Abbey, both founded in 1890.[3]
You can see the ruins of the Château de Castellas, destroyed by Simon de Montfort.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Résultats du recensement de la population - 2007". Insee, RP1968 à 1990 dénombrements - RP1999 et RP2007 exploitations principales. 2007. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
- ^ "Some Notes from Our History" (in French). En Calcat Abbey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dourgne.
- INSEE
- Dourgne (in French)
- Sainte Scholastique Abbey (in French)
- En Calcat Abbey (in French)
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