Dourgne (; oc, Dornha) is a
commune in the
Tarn department
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and
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of southern
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.
Demographics
Sites and monuments
Dourgne is known for its two
Benedictine
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, foun ...
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.
See also
*
Communes of the Tarn department
*
List of Benedictine monasteries in France
This is a list of Benedictine monasteries, extant and non-extant, in the present territory of France. It includes both monks and nuns following the Rule of Saint Benedict, excluding the Cistercians, for whom see List of Cistercian monasteries in F ...
References
External links
DourgneSainte Scholastique AbbeyEn Calcat Abbey
Communes of Tarn (department)
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