Dourgne | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason ville fr Dourgne (Tarn).svg |
Arrondissement: | Castres |
Canton: | La Montagne noire |
Insee: | 81081 |
Postal Code: | 81110 |
Mayor: | Dominique Cougnaud[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 43.4864°N 2.1392°W |
Elevation M: | 250 |
Elevation Min M: | 186 |
Elevation Max M: | 804 |
Area Km2: | 22.75 |
Dourgne (in French pronounced as /duʁɲ/; Occitan (post 1500);: Dornha) is a commune in the Tarn department and Occitanie region of southern France.
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.