Dourgne

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Dourgne
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The town hall in Dourgne
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Dourgne
Coordinates: 43°29′11″N2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E / 43.4864; 2.1392
Country France
Region Occitania
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton La Montagne noire
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Dominique Cougnaud [1]
Area
1
22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
1,308
  Density57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+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.

Dourgne (French pronunciation: [duʁɲ] ; Occitan : Dornha) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.

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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 [3]

Sites and monuments

Dourgne is known for its two Benedictine monasteries, the En-Calcat Abbey and the Sainte Scholastique Abbey, both founded in 1890. [4]

You can see the ruins of the Château de Castellas, destroyed by Simon de Montfort.

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References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. "Some Notes from Our History" (in French). En Calcat Abbey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.