Dourgne

Dourgne

The town hall in Dourgne

Coat of arms
Dourgne

Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E / 43.4864; 2.1392Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E / 43.4864; 2.1392
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn
Arrondissement Castres
Canton Dourgne
Intercommunality Pays de Dourgne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Hélène Azam
Area1 22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 1,321
 • Density 58/km2 (150/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Dourgne is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.

Demographics

Population by Date[1]
1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
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.[2]

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Résultats du recensement de la population - 2007". Insee, RP1968 à 1990 dénombrements - RP1999 et RP2007 exploitations principales. 2007. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Some Notes from Our History" (in French). En Calcat Abbey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.

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