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Cucugnan
Cucugnan (; oc, Cucunhan) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France, approximately north-west of Perpignan. The small village lies in a valley in the Corbières Massif, overlooked by the ruined Château de Quéribus, which stands at the top of a hill to the south of Cucugnan. History The first documented mention of a settlement called ''Cucuniano'' is a record of a gift of land from Roger I, Count of Carcassonne to the Abbey of Lagrasse in the year 951. In the 13th century, during the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars, the Lord of Cucugnan participated in the Cathar resistance before he was forced to submit to King Louis IX. In 1495, Cucugnan was destroyed by the Spanish invaders and a new village grew up around the ruined medieval village. Landmarks The village is clustered around a small hill, at the top of which stands its main landmark, a 17th-century windmill, the ''Moulin d'Omer''. The windmill was owned by the Lords of Cucugnan until the French Revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Quéribus
The Château de Quéribus (in Occitan Castèl de Queribús) is a ruined castle in the ''commune'' of Cucugnan in the Aude ''département'' of France. It has been listed as a '' monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1907. Queribus is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne", along with Aguilar, Peyrepertuse, Termes and Puilaurens: five castles strategically placed to defend the French border against the Spanish, until the border was moved in 1659. It is sometimes regarded as the last Cathar stronghold. After the fall of Montségur in 1244, surviving Cathars gathered together in another mountain-top stronghold on the border of Aragon (the present border between the Aude and the Pyrénées-Orientales). In 1255, a French army was dispatched to deal with these remaining Cathars, but they slipped away without a fight, probably to Aragon or Piedmont - both regions where Cathar beliefs were still common, and where the Occitan language was spoken. Quéribus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |