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Château d'Usson

France

Heritage status
monument historique inscrit
Location
Rouze
Coordinates
42.73556°, 2.0875°
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Château d'Usson in France
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Description

The Château d'Usson (en Occitan: Castèl de So) is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France. It is located in the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département. It is sited upstream from Axat, along the Aude river gorge, carved out of the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is situated at an altitude of 920 metres (3,020 ft) and dominates the valley of the Aude. The Château de Puilaurens is 30 kilometres (19 mi) away, Château de Puivert 49 kilometres (30 mi) and Château de Quéribus 60 kilometres (37 mi).

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In the rankings

Château d'Usson ranks #4,481 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #372 of the 787 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,211 times in the last 60 days, more than 56% of the atlas. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Perpignan, 66 km away. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Cathar Country. It is stop 15 of 18 on the Cathar castle route, Carcassonne to Foix. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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