Dourgne

Dourgne
The town hall in Dourgne
Location of Dourgne
Dourgne
Dourgne
Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E / 43.4864; 2.1392
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentTarn
ArrondissementCastres
CantonLa Montagne noire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Cougnaud[1]
Area
1
22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
1,310
 • 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.

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

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  4. ^ "Some Notes from Our History" (in French). En Calcat Abbey. Retrieved 2011-02-11.