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Château de Puilaurens

Coordinates: 42°48′13″N 2°17′58″E / 42.80361°N 2.29944°E / 42.80361; 2.29944
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Puilaurens castle
Map of Puilaurens castle

The Château de Puilaurens (Puilaurens Castle, also Puylaurens; in Occitan: lo Castèl de Puèg-Laurenç) is one of the so-called Cathar castles in the commune of Lapradelle-Puilaurens in the Aude département.[1] The castle is located above the Boulzane Valley and the villages of Lapradelle and Puilaurens. There is a path from Axat to the castle.

The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1902.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ McDonald, James. "Château de Puilaurens - Ruined Medieval Cathar Castle in France". Cathar Castles.
  2. ^ Base Mérimée: Ruines du château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

Further reading

  • Dieltiens, Dominique (1977). Le château de Puilaurens (Maitrise: Histoire Médiévale). Lille 3. OCLC 988575289.

42°48′13″N 2°17′58″E / 42.80361°N 2.29944°E / 42.80361; 2.29944