France · 12th century
The Château de Puivert (Languedocien: Castèl de Puègverd) is a so-called Cathar castle situated in the commune of Puivert, in the Aude département of France. The castle has been classified as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1907. This building, on top of a hill overhanging the village and its lake, reaches an elevation of 605 m. The site is in the Quercob region, 60 km (37 mi) south of Carcassonne and 45 km (28 mi) east of Foix.
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Château de Puivert ranks #1,454 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #111 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded 1170, it is older than 79% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,368 times in the last 60 days, more than 84% of the atlas. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Perpignan, 73 km away. It is one of the 23 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Cathar Country. It is stop 16 of 18 on the Cathar castle route, Carcassonne to Foix. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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