Puilaurens castle is one of the most impressive in the Cathar region. Located at an altitude of almost 700 metres is an amazing example of the military architecture of the Middle Ages and it continued to be a refuge for the Cathar people even after the massacre of Montségur up until 1250 when it surrendered to the royal troops.
The castle was acquired by the King of Aragon in 1162 and as Aragonese property it was outside the territory ravage by the crusaders during the Cathar wars. The castle surrendered to the royal troops around 1250 and as several other castles around, it was integrated by the French King Saint Louis in the defensive plan of the border with the Aragon Kingdom. In 1255 the French king ordered that Puilaurens castle be fortified as a frontier citadel and it became the strongest bastion facing Spain in France. The Treaty of the Pyrenees in 1659 fixed definitely the border between the two countries. From this time onwards there was only an occasional military presence in the castle, then after the revolution it was abandoned completely.

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