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Le Dorat

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commune in Haute-Vienne, France

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Le Dorat is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department of France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Le Dorat and is located in the arrondissement of Bellac. The municipality covers an area of 23.77 square kilometers and shares borders with Dinsac, Magnac-Laval, Oradour-Saint-Genest, and Saint-Ouen-sur-Gartempe. Its postal code is 87210, and it is associated with the canton of Châteauponsac for electoral purposes.

The population of Le Dorat is recorded as 1,754, comprising 742 males and 941 females. Another source lists the population as 2,134. The town has an elevation of 225 meters and is twinned with Santillana del Mar and Wissembourg. A school is located within the commune, which operates under the Europe/Paris timezone.

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Place details

Locality
Le Dorat
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Population
2,134
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Key facts

Country
France
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department
Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement
Bellac
Canton
Châteauponsac
Mayor 2020 2026
Bruno Schira
Area
23.77 km (9.18 sq mi)
Population 2023
1,529
Density
64.32/km (166.6/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
Insee postal code
87059 /87210
Elevation
177–271 m (581–889 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Le Dorat ( French pronunciation: [lə dɔʁa]; Occitan: Le Daurat) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It is considered to be the traditional capital of the Basse Marche. Inhabitants are known as Dorachons. Some say that Le Dorat owes its name to the gilded angel located at the summit of the "Lou Dora" bell tower.

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Le Dorat” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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