The atlas
23 landmarks in the atlas.
The Castle Map atlas charts 5 castles, 1 fortress, 1 palace & château and 16 ruins in Cathar Country. They span from c. 950 to c. 1750.
The best known is Cité de Carcassonne, #108 of 9,079 worldwide.
Country pages: France.
Travelling rather than browsing? The Cathar castle route puts 18 of them in travel order, Carcassonne to Foix.
See them on the map →Fortress · #108 worldwide · #16 in France
The Cité de Carcassonne is a medieval citadel located in the French city of Carcassonne, in the Aude department, Occitania region.
Ruin · 13th century · #330 worldwide · #36 in France
The Château de Montségur is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège department in southern France.
Ruin · 10th century · #60 in France
The Château de Quéribus is a ruined castle in the commune of Cucugnan in the Aude département of France.
Castle · 12th century · #62 in France
The Château de Foix is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège.
Ruin · #80 in France
Peyrepertuse is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées in the commune of…
Ruin · 13th century · #87 in France
The Château de Puilaurens is one of the so-called Cathar castles in the commune of Lapradelle-Puilaurens in the Aude département.
Castle · 12th century · #111 in France
The Château de Puivert is a so-called Cathar castle situated in the commune of Puivert, in the Aude département of France.
Ruin · 12th century · #119 in France
The Châteaux de Lastours are four so-called Cathar castles in the French commune of Lastours in the département of l'Aude.
Ruin · 10th century · #146 in France
The Château de Termes is a ruined castle near the village of Termes in the Aude département of France. It is one of the so-called Cathar castles.
Castle · 12th century · #153 in France
The Château d'Aguilar is a 12th-century castle, one of the so-called Cathar castles, located in the commune of Tuchan in the Aude département of…
Ruin · 13th century · #216 in France
The Château d'Arques is a ruined 14th-century castle in the commune of Arques in the Aude département of France.
Ruin · 11th century · #258 in France
The Château de Roquefixade is a ruined castle built on a cliff overlooking the village of Roquefixade, situated 8 km west of Lavelanet French…
Castle · #378 in France
The Château d'Usson is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France.
Ruin · 11th century · #409 in France
The Château de Villerouge-Termenès is a ruined castle in the commune of Villerouge-Termenès in the Aude département of France, situated in the…
Ruin · 11th century · #411 in France
The Château de Lagarde is a ruined castle situated near the village of Lagarde, 8 km southeast of Mirepoix in the French département of Ariège.
Ruin · 10th century · #462 in France
The Château de Saissac is a ruined castle, one of the so-called Cathar castles, in the southernmost tip of the commune of Saissac in the Aude…
Ruin · 12th century · #526 in France
The Château de Montaillou is a ruined castle in the French village of Montaillou, in the Ariège département.
Ruin · 14th century · #542 in France
Château de Miglos, also known as Château d'Arquizat, is a ruined castle in the commune of Miglos in Ariège, Occitanie, France.
Ruin · 11th century · #615 in France
The Château de Durfort is a ruined castle in the commune of Vignevieille in the Aude département of France.
Palace & château · 18th century · #626 in France
The Château de Gudanes is an 18th-century neoclassical château in the commune of Château-Verdun, in the southern French department of Ariège.
Castle · 16th century · #683 in France
The Château des Ducs de Joyeuse is a castle in the commune of Couiza in the Aude département of France.
Ruin · 11th century · #693 in France
The Château de Padern is a ruined castle in the commune of Padern in the Aude département of France. It is one of the so-called Cathar castles.
Ruin · 12th century · #728 in France
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.
The Castle Map atlas charts 5 castles, 1 fortress, 1 palace & château and 16 ruins in Cathar Country. They span from c. 950 to c. 1750.
The best known is Cité de Carcassonne, #108 of 9,079 worldwide.
Château de Quéribus — c. 950.
