Peyrepertuse
Sign in to savePeyrepertuse (; Languedocien: Castèl de Pèirapertusa) is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées in the commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, in the Aude département, and has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It was the former seigneury of the Peyrepertusès (in Occitan Pèirapertusés) which means "pierced stone."
Key facts
- Military installation.name
- Château de Peyrepertuse
- Military installation.location
- Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, Aude, France
- Military installation.image
- Peyrepertuse (66).jpg
- Military installation.image_size
- 300px
- Military installation.caption
- Peyrepertuse Castle
- Military installation.map_type
- France
- Military installation.type
- Castle
- Military installation.built
- 13th century
- Military installation.condition
- In ruins
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Visiting the Castle
- See also
- References
- External links
Peyrepertuse (; Languedocien: Castèl de Pèirapertusa) is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées in the commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, in the Aude département, and has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It was the former seigneury of the Peyrepertusès (in Occitan Pèirapertusés) which means "pierced stone."
==Geography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peyrepertuse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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