"Since late antiquity, fortifications have been erected on the hill where Carcassonne is today, as well as on some sites proposed in the series. At the time of the Counts of Toulouse and Barcelona (Xth - XIIIth centuries), the sites of the constituent elements of the series are occupied by perched agglomerations and by feudal fortresses. Many of these are home to heretical communities (Albigeois or Cathars). During and after the crusade against the Albigenses, these places serve as their refuge and as a source of resistance to conquest.
Restructured in the second half of the 13th century, the city of Carcassonne and the castles of the senéchaussée are one of the first series constructions inspired by the model of fortification promoted by Philippe Auguste. They testify to the setting up of an architectural norm, as well intended for the defense as the assertion of the royal power on a newly conquered territory, at the end of the crusade against the Albigenses.
Château d’Aguilar
Tuchan / Aude
Châteaux de Lastours
Lastours / Aude
Château de Montségur
Montségur / Ariège
Château de Peyrepertuse
Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse / Aude
Château de Puilaurens
Puilaurens / Aude (collected)
Château de Quéribus
Cucugan / Aude
Château de Termes
Termes / Aude
Cité de Carcassonne
Carcassonne / Aude
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Source: UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List
Chateau de Puilaurens in Aude - a Cathare castle which attacked and burnt tragically. Postcard thanks to Nathalie of France.
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