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Peyrepertuse is a ruined fortress and one of the so-called Cathar castles located high in the French Pyrénées near the village of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, in the Département d’Aude, and has been associated with the Counts of Narbonne and Barcelona. It stands at 800m high.
The name of Peyrepetuse derived from the ancient language called Occitan and means Pierced Rock. The castle was built on a strategic location along the French/Spanish border by The kings of Aragon (lower) in the 11th Century and by Louis IX (higher) later on. The two castles are linked together by a huge staircase. However the castle lost importance as a strategic castle when the border of the two countries was moved in 1659. Because of this the castle was abandoned and unlike many other castles in the region Peyrepertuse was never subjected to siege, instead it was handed over to the french government in 1240.
The site has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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