Dorres is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.

Various tools and evidence of occupation found in the surroundings prove that the territory of Dorres was already occupied in prehistoric times.

[3] At the end of the 9th century, Dorres was a property of Sunifred (who died ca.

Having become the abbot of the Abbey of Arles-sur-Tech, Sunifred then gave Dorres to his nephew and godson Radulf, himself the son of Wilfred the Hairy and future bishop of Urgell.

Later, in the 12th century, is found the name of Guillem de Edorres, supposed to be the local lord.