France · 12th century
The Château de Pieusse is one of the so-called Cathar castles in the French commune of Pieusse, near the town of Limoux in the département of l'Aude. It is a "true" Cathar castle in the sense that the site was never taken by the French crown during the annexation of Roussillon, but the buildings are mostly of more recent date. It is characterised by a keep, massive for the time, whose use was essentially defensive. The castle is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. It is currently private property and not open to the public.
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Château de Pieusse ranks #7,664 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #728 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1125, it is older than 84% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Perpignan, 69 km away. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Cathar Country. It is stop 3 of 18 on the Cathar castle route, Carcassonne to Foix. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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