Le Dorat
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Place details
- Locality
- Le Dorat
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,134
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Le Dorat
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Bellac
- Population
- +1529
- Area
- +23.77
- Elevation
- +227
- Capital of
- canton of Le Dorat
- Shares border with
- Saint-Sornin-la-Marche
- Official website
- www.ledorat.fr
- Image
- Le Dorat Collegiale.JPG
Article
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