Dourgne

Dourgne is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

Dourgne
The town hall in Dourgne
Coat of arms
Location of Dourgne
Dourgne
Dourgne
Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonLa Montagne noire
IntercommunalityPays de Dourgne
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Christian Rey
Area
1
22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,315
  Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
81081 /81110
Elevation186–804 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.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19681,299    
19751,250−0.55%
19821,233−0.20%
19901,211−0.22%
19991,186−0.23%
20071,286+1.02%
20121,303+0.26%
20171,315+0.18%
Source: INSEE[2]

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

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  3. "Some Notes from Our History" (in French). En Calcat Abbey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.


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