Avignonet-Lauragais
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Avignonet-Lauragais is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.
A general view of Avignonet-Lauragais
Siege of Montségur
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The siege of Montségur was a siege that took place during the Albigensian Crusade. It pitted the royal forces of Louis IX of France and those of the bishops of Albi and Narbonne against the forces of
The limestone rock of Montségur
The Château de Montségur was razed after 1244. The current fortress follows French military architecture of the 17th century.
Stele commemorating the Cathars from 16 March 1244