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 Show map of France Dourgne Show map of Occitanie
Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	La Montagne noire
Intercommunality	Pays de Dourgne
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christian Rey
Area ^1	22.75 km^2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,315
• Density	58/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demographics

Population by Date[2]

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.[3]

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

See also

• Communes of the Tarn department
• List of Benedictine monasteries in France

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.

External links

• INSEE
• Dourgne (in French)
• Sainte Scholastique Abbey (in French)
• En Calcat Abbey (in French)