Château de Durfort

The Château de Durfort is a ruined castle in the commune of Vignevieille in the Aude département of France. It is 27 km east of Limoux and 3 km north of the Château de Termes.

It was erected on a rocky piton which overlooks the valley of the Orbieu. The present ruins are those of a strengthened habitat, including a chapel, dwellings with rectangular windows and a tower. High thick walls, cellars and wells, arched rooms of square buildings, corner turrets, watch towers and a main tower are still visible.

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Château de Durfort ranks #6,694 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #579 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1100, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 344 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Perpignan, 45 km away. It is one of the 22 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Cathar Country. It is stop 5 of 17 on the Cathar castle route, Carcassonne to Foix. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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