Montségur

The Château de Montségur is a former fortress near , a commune in the department in southern . Its ruins are the site of a razed stronghold of the Cathars.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …has 128 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 929 metres (3,048 feet)
  • …is also known as “Château de Montségur”
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • Description: castle in France

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge de Montségur and Église Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption de Villeneuve-d’Olmes.
Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 470 metres south of Montségur.
Jlvenet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km north of Montségur.
ScArf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km northwest of Montségur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Péreille and Les Monts d’Olmes.
LucasD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 7 km north of Montségur.
LucasD, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southwest of Montségur.

Montségur

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Latitude
42.87572° or 42° 52′ 33″ north
Longitude
1.83258° or 1° 49′ 57″ east
Open location code
8FJ3VRGM+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 256965534
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2991971
Wiki­data ID
Q1013191

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Montségur” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մոնսեգյուր (կոմունա)”
  • Armenian: “Մոնսեգյուր”
  • Basque: “Montsegur gaztelua”
  • Breton: “Kastell Montsegur”
  • Catalan: “castell de Montsegur”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Montsegur”
  • Chechen: “МонсегуьгӀ”
  • Chinese: “蒙塞居尔城堡”
  • Czech: “Montségur”
  • Dutch: “Chateau de Montsegur”
  • Dutch: “Château de Montségur”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Montsegur”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel van Montségur”
  • French: “château de Montségur”
  • French: “Château de Montségur”
  • French: “Forteresse de Montségur”
  • French: “Montségur”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Montsegur”
  • German: “Burg Montségur”
  • German: “Chateau de Montsegur”
  • German: “Montségur”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Μονσεγκύρ”
  • Hebrew: “טירת מונסגור”
  • Hungarian: “Château de Montségur”
  • Hungarian: “Montségur vára”
  • Italian: “Castello di Montségur”
  • Italian: “Montségur”
  • Japanese: “モンセギュール城”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl de Montsegur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèth de Montsegur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Castèu de Montsegur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chastèl de Montsegur”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Chastèu de Montsegur”
  • Polish: “Montségur”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Montségur”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Montségur”
  • Russian: “Монсегюр”
  • Slovak: “Hrad Montségur”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Montségur”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Montsegur”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Montségur”
  • Spanish: “Montsegur”
  • Swedish: “Montségur”
  • Turkish: “Montségur Kalesi”
  • Western Panjabi: “شتو مونٹسیگر”

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