Dourgne (; ) is a
commune in the
Tarn department and
Occitanie region
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of southern
France
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.
Demographics
Sites and monuments
Dourgne is known for its two
Benedictine
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monasteries
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, 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.
See also
*
Communes of the Tarn department
The following is a list of the 314 communes of the Tarn department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
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List of Benedictine monasteries in France
References
External links
DourgneSainte Scholastique AbbeyEn Calcat Abbey
Communes of Tarn (department)
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