Puilaurens Castle

France / Languedoc-Roussillon / Puilaurens /
 castle, ruins, listed building / architectural heritage
On the limit between the counties of Aude and Pyrenees-Orientales, Puilaurens was for a long time the southern-most fortified castle in the kingdom of France. At 700 metres altitude, the castle overlooks the village of Lapradelle, surrounded by a fir forest. The first mention of the castle of Puilaurens dates from 985 A.D. At that time the castle depended on the abbey of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa. During the 11th century, it was under the sovereignty of the count of Besalù, then of the viscount of Narbonne. www.payscathare.org/3-6574-History.php

The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1902.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puilaurens_Castle
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Coordinates:   42°48'14"N   2°17'58"E
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