Le Dorat

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Le Dorat
Commune
Collegiate church of Le Dorat
Coat of arms
Location of Le Dorat
Le Dorat Show map of France Le Dorat Show map of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Coordinates: 46°12′58″N 1°04′56″E / 46.2161°N 1.0822°E / 46.2161; 1.0822
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Haute-Vienne
Arrondissement	Bellac
Canton	Châteauponsac
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bruno Schira[1]
Area 1	23.77 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,525
• Density	64/km2 (170/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)
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.