Dourgne

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

Dourgne
Commune
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 (2014–2020) 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
Population by Date[2]
1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007
129912501233121111861268

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.

gollark: I've gotten an offer on a CB aeon - a CB lunar herald, CB xenowyrm hatchling, two other random CB hatchlings. Is it worth it?
gollark: Maybe I should just change my trade.
gollark: It's 2:55 PM.
gollark: xx:13?
gollark: The eternal question: to change my trade or just wait ages.

See also

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



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