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Château de Miramont, Barbaira

Château de Miramont

Miramont Castle

Barbaira

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Where
Barbaira

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Château de Miramont stands in Barbaira (Aude), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: Middle Ages). No visits are on record for this building.

Château de Miramont is a medieval fortress near Barbaira in the Aude region, with remains protected as a historic monument. Local tradition attributes its origins to the Visigothic period, though other sources credit the lords of Capendu with establishing it following the Albigensian Crusade. The castle served as an outpost defending the city of Carcassonne.

What to know

  • The remains have been registered as a historic monument since 1926.
  • The site is located in Occitania, near Carcassonne.
  • No information about visiting hours, admission fees, or access conditions is available.

Where this château is

Barbaira · Aude · Occitanie

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Address

11800 Barbaira

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00102552
Period of construction
Middle Ages

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Frequently asked

Who founded Château de Miramont?
The castle's origins are disputed: some sources attribute it to the Visigothic king Alaric, others to the lords of Capendu after the 13th-century Albigensian Crusade.
What was the castle's purpose?
Miramont functioned as a fortified outpost, protecting and monitoring the region in service of Carcassonne.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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