Castles in Languedoc-Roussillon

Château
11600 Conques-sur-Orbiel

The Château des Saptes, built at the beginning of the 16th century in Conques-sur-Orbiel (Aude), is a former industrial estate linked to the drapery, surrounded by towers and equipped with a Renaissance chapel. Ranked historic monument in 1948.

Château
11120 Argeliers

The Château d'Argeliers, built in the 17th century in Argeliers in the Aude, is an ancient seigneurial residence incorporating the remains of a medieval castle, partially classified as a historical monument.

Château fort
11510 Fitou

The castle of Fitou, built in the 12th century, dominates the village of Fitou in Occitanie. This castle, now in ruins, was a strategic place exposed to the conflicts between France and Spain, before being partially restored in the 20th century.

Château
11300 Gaja-et-Villedieu

Villemartin Castle, located in Gaja-et-Villedieu in Occitanie, is a 14th-century building famous for its 19th-century Catalan Gothic cloister, which has been listed as a historic monument since 2015.

Château fort
11800 Barbaira

The remains of Miramont Castle, built in the 11th and 12th centuries in Barbaira (Aude), dominate the Alaric Mountain. This medieval castle, linked to Cathar history, preserves remains of dungeon and chapel.

Château fort
11360 Cascastel-des-Corbières

The castle of Cascastel, built in the 12th century in Cascastel-des-Corbières (Occitanie), combines an exceptionally preserved medieval tower and a 17th century house body, marked by a salon with Louis XIV-XVe gypseries.

Château
11610 Ventenac-Cabardès

The Château de l'Abbé, built between the 12th and 14th centuries in Ventenac-Cabardès (Aude), is a medieval donjon inscribed in historical monuments since 1951, witness to the religious conflicts of Languedoc.

Château fort
11190 Coustaussa

The castle of Coustaussa, a medieval ruin of the 12th to 16th centuries, dominates the valley of Sals in Coustaussa (Aude). Former castle transformed into a Renaissance residence, it bears witness to the Cathar conflicts and Occitan defensive architecture.