Le Dorat

Le Dorat
Collegiate church of Le Dorat
Collegiate church of Le Dorat
Coat of arms of Le Dorat
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Le Dorat is located in France
Le Dorat
Le Dorat
Le Dorat is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Le Dorat
Le Dorat
Coordinates: 46°12′58″N 1°04′56″E / 46.2161°N 1.0822°E / 46.2161; 1.0822
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementBellac
CantonChâteauponsac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Bruno Schira[1]
Area
1
23.77 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,525
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87059 /87210
Elevation177–271 m (581–889 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.