Castles in the Ariège

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.

09700 La Bastide-de-Lordat

Château de La Bastide-de-Lordat is a historic monument located in the municipality of the same name, in the Occitanie region. Its precise history and construction period remain undocumented.

Château
09230 Fabas

Poudelay Castle, an elegant 19th-century building located in Fabas in Ariège, combines neoclassical architecture and a false medieval dungeon. It houses a rare panoramic wallpaper from the 1820s, classified as a Historic Monument.

Château
09310 Château-Verdun

The castles of Château-Verdun and Gudanes, located in Ariège, include a medieval castle in ruins (XII-15th centuries) and a neoclassical 18th century castle, symbol of seigneurial power in the Sabarthes.

09350 Les Bordes-sur-Arize

The Château de Ligny is a historic monument located in Les Bordes-sur-Arize, in the Occitanie region. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

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.

09110 Orgeix

Orgeix Castle, built in the 17th century in Orgeix in Ariège, is a forty-room seigneurial residence, still owned by the family of Thonel d'Orgeix, marked by local and national history.

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.