Castles in the Ariège

09140 Ustou

Mirabat Castle, a 12th century medieval ruin, dominates the Upper Salat at an altitude of 1242 m between Ustou, Seix and Oust, in Ariège. Strategic vestige of the Occitan Pyrenees.

Château fort
09300 Roquefixade

Roquefixade Castle, 11th century castle in ruins, dominates Roquefixade in Ariège (Occitanie). Ranked a historic monument, it was a Cathar refuge and a royal fortress.

Château fort
09140 Ustou

The castle of the Guard, built in the 12th century, is a castle in ruins located in Ustou in Ariège, overlooking the Pyrenean valleys. Its imposing remains testify to its medieval defensive role.

Château fort
09460 Rouze

The castle of Usson, medieval ruin of the 11th and 13th centuries, dominates Ruze in Ariège. Former Cathar castle, it was dismantled in the seventeenth century and partially restored in the eighteenth century.

Château
09600 Léran

The château de Léran, built in the 13th century and rebuilt in the 15th and 19th centuries, is a castle located in Léran in Ariège, marked by its history linked to the Albige Crusade and the Lévis family.

09200 Montégut-en-Couserans

The Château de Montégut, built in the 12th century and rebuilt in the 17th century, dominates the village of Montégut-en-Couserans in Ariège. This private castle, partially classified, bears witness to a medieval and seigneurial past in Occitanie.

Château
09500 Lagarde

Sibra Castle, a 19th-century, eclectic, fort house, stands in Lagarde en Ariège, surrounded by a 15 hectare landscaped park that has been listed as historic monuments since 2004.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
09130 Pailhès

The castle of Pailhès, a medieval building of the twelfth and seventeenth centuries, dominates the village of Pailhès in Ariège. Combining military architecture and Renaissance, it bears witness to a history related to the lords of Foix and the Amiel and Villemur families.