Château d’Aguilar
The Château d'Aguilar is a 12th-century castle, one of the so-called Cathar castles, located in the commune of Tuchan in the Aude département of France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours:
July—August: 10:00 AM—7:00 PM
May—June and September: 10:30 AM—5:30 PM
April and October: 11:00 AM—5:00 PM
November 15th—January 31st: closed
February—March, November 1st—15 Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 11:00 AM—4:00 PM - Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Chateau d’Aguilar”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hôtel des postes de Tuchan and Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Tuchan.
Hôtel des postes de Tuchan
Post office
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hôtel des postes de Tuchan is a post office, which is situated 2½ km west of Château d’Aguilar.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Tuchan
Church
Photo: TeulièreEric, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Anges de Tuchan is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Château d’Aguilar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vingrau and Tautavel.
Vingrau
Village
Photo: Admirał Bum, CC BY 2.5.
Vingrau is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. Vingrau is situated 5 km southeast of Château d’Aguilar.
Tautavel
Village
Photo: Mith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tautavel is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is home to The European Centre for Prehistoric Research. Tautavel Man, an early hominid and some of the oldest human remains in Europe, was found in Caune de l'Arago, a cave in the commune. Tautavel is situated 9 km south of Château d’Aguilar.
Château d’Aguilar
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Tuchan, Arrondissement of Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.89068° or 42° 53′ 26″ northLongitude
2.74704° or 2° 44′ 49″ eastElevation
271 metres (889 feet)Open location code
8FJ4VPRW+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 150410744OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Château d’Aguilar” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell d’Aguilar”
- Chinese: “达圭勒城堡”
- Czech: “Aguilar”
- Dutch: “Château d’Aguilar”
- French: “chateau d’Aguilar”
- French: “château d’Aguilar”
- French: “Château d’Aguilar”
- French: “château Viala”
- German: “Burg Aguilar”
- German: “Château d’Aguilar”
- Italian: “Castello d’Aguilar”
- Italian: “Castello di Aguilar”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl d’Aguilar”
- Spanish: “Castillo de aguilar”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Aguilar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Tuchan and Jardin de la Noria.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Bergerie de Fajol and Le Relais d’Aguilar.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Château d’Aguilar”. Photo: Hien Le, CC BY 2.0.