What is Peyrepertuse Castle?
{{noref|date=March 2025}} [[File:Château de Peyrepertuse (face nord).JPG|thumb|center|600px|The castle, seen from the north,from [[Rouffiac-des-Corbières]].]] '''Peyrepertuse Castle''' is a [[castle]] in [[France]]. It is one of the [[Cathar castles]]. It was built before the [[11th century]]. It is Aude, in [[Occitanie]]. It is built in a strategic position, on a cliff, about 30-40m high. The castle is first mentioned in the year 806, but the site seems to have been occupied since [[Ancient Rome|Roman times]]. At that time, it belonged to a Catalan count. It later changed hands, first to the Count of [[Barcelona]], then to that of [[Narbonne]]. When the [[Treaty of Corbeil (1258)|Treaty of Corbeil]] is signed in 1258, the [[border]] between [[France]] and [[Spain]] is right to the south of the castle. In the year 1240, after the [[Albigensian Crusade]] against the Cathars, the castle becomes French. It is extended, and there is a garrison placed there; it protects against invasions until the [[16th century]] when [[Roussillon]] becomes a French territory. Today, the [[ruins]] of the castle attract about 100.000 visitors a year. There is a [[vineyard]] nearby. == Images == <gallery> Image:Peyrepertuse (66).jpg|The lower part of Peyrepertuse castle Image:ChateauPeyrepertuse.JPG|Peyrepertuse castle, with walls as it looks today Image:Château de Peyrepertuse - Donjon Vieux (ouest).jpg|Old dungeon of the castle, seen from the west Image:Château de Peyrepertuse - Église Sainte Marie 1.jpg|The remains of the chapel </gallery> == Other websites == *[http://www.chateau-peyrepertuse.com/ Official website of the castle] (French) *[http://www.cathares.org/peyrepertuse.html Peyrepertuse on cathares.org] (French) *[http://fcorpet.free.fr/duilhac/topopeyr.html Images of climbers] (French) *[http://www.richesheures.net/epoque-6-15/chateau/11peyrepertuse-general.htm Article with photos on Peyrepertuse] (French) {{Cathar castles}} [[Category:Castles in France]] [[Category:Aude]] [[Category:9th-century buildings and structu