Dorres (; ca, Dorres) is a

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in the

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in southern

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Geography

Localisation

Dorres is located in the

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and in the

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History

Various tools and evidence of occupation found in the surroundings prove that the territory of Dorres was already occupied in prehistoric times. Jean Sagnes (dir.), Le pays catalan, t. 2, Pau, Société nouvelle d'éditions régionales, 1985 At the end of the 9th century, Dorres was a property of Sunifred (who died ca. 890), a son of Sunifred,

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. Having become the

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of the

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, Sunifred then gave Dorres to his nephew and godson Radulf, himself the son of

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and future

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. Later, in the 12th century, is found the name of ''Guillem de Edorres'', supposed to be the local

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. From the 14th century, Dorres becomes part of the crown estate. Being mainly mountain territory, Dorres was never much populated and reached its peak of population in 1851, with about 366 people, and it was yet until the end of the 19th century that locals were attacked by wolves.

Population

Sites of interest

* Notre-Dame-de-Belloc chapel. * Saint John church. * Magette chapel. *

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s of

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