Dourgne
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Dourgne is a commune
in the Tarn department in southern France
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1968
monasteries, the En Calcat Abbey and the Sainte Scholastique Abbey, both founded in 1890.
You can see the ruins of the Château de Castellas, destroyed by Simon de Montfort
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Tarn department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Demographics
| 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1299 | 1250 | 1233 | 1211 | 1186 | 1268 |
Sites and Monuments
Dourgne is known for its two BenedictineBenedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monasteries, the En Calcat Abbey and the Sainte Scholastique Abbey, both founded in 1890.
You can see the ruins of the Château de Castellas, destroyed by Simon de Montfort
Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester
Simon IV de Montfort, Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury, 5th Earl of Leicester , also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was a French nobleman who took part in the Fourth Crusade and was a prominent leader of the Albigensian Crusade...
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