Dourgne

Dourgne
The town hall in Dourgne
Coat of arms
Dourgne
Location within Occitanie region  Dourgne
Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E / 43.4864; 2.1392Coordinates: 43°29′11″N 2°08′21″E / 43.4864°N 2.1392°E / 43.4864; 2.1392
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Tarn
Arrondissement	Castres
Canton	Dourgne
Intercommunality	Pays de Dourgne
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christian Rey
Area1	22.75 km2 (8.78 sq mi)
Population (2013)2	1,310
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dourgne 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.

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