The Château de Quéribus (in
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
Castèl de Queribús) is a ruined
castle in the ''
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
'' of
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 stan ...
in the
Aude ''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...
'' of
France
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. It has been listed as a ''
monument historique'' by the
French Ministry of Culture
The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visua ...
since 1907.
Queribus is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne", along with
Aguilar,
Peyrepertuse
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 as ...
,
Termes and
Puilaurens
Puilaurens (, also non-officially: ''Lapradelle-Puilaurens''; oc, La Pradèla de Puèglhaurenç) is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.
It includes the hamlets of Lapradelle, Puilaurens and Lavignac. It is known for the medie ...
: 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
Catharism (; from the grc, καθαροί, katharoi, "the pure ones") was a Christian dualist or Gnostic movement between the 12th and 14th centuries which thrived in Southern Europe, particularly in northern Italy and southern France. Follo ...
stronghold. After the fall of
Montségur
Montségur (; Languedocien: ''Montsegur'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is famous for its fortification, the Château de Montségur, that was built on the "pog" (mountain) on the ruins of one of the las ...
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
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- both regions where Cathar beliefs were still common, and where the
Occitan Occitan may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain.
* Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France.
* Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...
language was spoken.
Quéribus is high and isolated. It stands on top of the highest peak for miles around. In 1951, restoration work on the turret began and, between 1998 and 2002, a complete restoration of the castle was undertaken. The castle is now accessible to visitors.
It is at coordinates and an altitude of . The nearest village is
Maury, Pyrénées-Orientales
Maury (; oc, Maurin; ca, Maurí) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Geography
Maury is located in the canton of La Vallée de l'Agly and in the arrondissement of Perpignan.
Population
See also
* ...
.
See also
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Cathar castles
Cathar castles (in French ''Châteaux cathares'') are a group of medieval castles located in the Languedoc region. Some had a Cathar connection in that they offered refuge to dispossessed Cathars in the thirteenth century. Many of these sites were ...
*
List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
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# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ...
Further reading
* Langlois, Gauthier. ''Olivier de Termes, le cathare et le croisé (vers 1200-1274),'' Toulouse : Éditions Privat, 2001, 288 p. (Collection Domaine cathare).
* Poudou, Francis and Langlois (Gauthier), (dir.)
''Canton de Tuchan et communauté de communes des Hautes Corbières'' Narbonne : Fédération audoise Léo Lagrangre, 2003.
References
External links
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Castles in Aude
Ruined castles in Occitania (administrative region)
Monuments historiques of Aude
Catharism