Château de Puilaurens is a ruined fortification in southern France. It is located on the territory of the commune of Puilaurens in the department of Aude. The hilltop castle stands on a rocky peak steeply above the Boulzane valley.
Puilaurens is the paragon of a military fortress that has been modified and strengthened over the centuries.
The castle has been classified as a historic monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1902.
Access : Coordinates: 42.803611, 2.299444 / The castle is located above the Boulzane Valley.
Highlights :
- The castle was mentioned for the first time in a document dated 958, with which King Lothair of France ceded it to the abbey of San Michele di Cuxa together with the valley below.
- The Tower of the White Lady : A legend explains that the White Lady, granddaughter of Felipe IV of France, comes on pale nights to walk her vaporous veils along the walkway of the dismantled battlements.
Go next : The villages of Lapradelle and Puilaurens. There is a path from Axat ( Axat is a French commune in the administrative region of Occitanie, in the Aude department) to the castle.
