Dourgne

Dourgne
Dourgne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Midi-Pyrénées
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Dourgne
Intercommunality	Pays de Dourgne
Mayor	Hélène Azam (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	186–804 m (610–2,638 ft) (avg. 250 m/820 ft)
Land area1	22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population2	1,321  (2006)
- Density	58 /km2 (150 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	81081/ 81110
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.

Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4863888889°N 2.13916666667°E / 43.4863888889; 2.13916666667

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

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

References

1. ^ "Résultats du recensement de la population - 2007". Insee, RP1968 à 1990 dénombrements - RP1999 et RP2007 exploitations principales. 2007. http://www.recensement.insee.fr/chiffresCles.action?codeMessage=5&zoneSearchField=DOURGNE&codeZone=81081-COM&idTheme=3&rechercher=Rechercher. Retrieved 2011-02-11. 
2. ^ "Some Notes from Our History". En Calcat Abbey. http://encalcat.com/fr/pres/index.php. Retrieved 2011-02-11. (French)

External Links

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