Château d’Arques
The Château d'Arques is a ruined 14th-century castle in the commune of Arques in the Aude département of France. It is one of the so-called Cathar castles.Photo: Jcb-caz-11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Jcb-caz-11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Arques (Aude)
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne d’Arques and Château de Serres.
Église Saint-Étienne d’Arques
Church
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Étienne d’Arques is a church, which is situated 580 metres east of Château d’Arques.
Château de Serres
Castle
Photo: Rolin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Château de Serres is a castle, which is situated 3½ km west of Château d’Arques.
Église Saint-Laurent de Serres
Church
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Laurent de Serres is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Château d’Arques.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bouisse and Rennes-le-Château.
Bouisse
Village
Photo: Anthospace, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bouisse is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Bouisse is situated 8 km northeast of Château d’Arques.
Rennes-le-Château
Photo: Mairie de Rennes-le-Château, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rennes-le-Château is just the other side of the hot springs of Rennes les Bains from Fourtou and La Mouline. It is the home of the world-famous enigma highlighted by Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code.
Château d’Arques
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Arques, Arrondissement of Limoux, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.9532° or 42° 57′ 12″ northLongitude
2.36715° or 2° 22′ 2″ eastInception
14th centuryOpen location code
8FJ4X938+7VOpenStreetMap ID
way 287597716OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1010879
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Château d’Arques” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell d’Arcas”
- Catalan: “Castell d’Arques”
- Catalan: “Castell de Arques”
- Czech: “Arques”
- Dutch: “Château d’Arques”
- French: “chateau d’Arques”
- French: “château d’Arques”
- French: “Château d’Arques”
- German: “Burg Arques”
- German: “Château d’Arques”
- Italian: “Castello di Arques”
- Italian: “Château d’Arques”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Castèl d’Arcas”
- Russian: “Арк (замок)”
- Russian: “Арк”
- Spanish: “Castillo de arques”
- Spanish: “Castillo de Arques”
- Turkish: “Arques Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Le Cheval Narquois and Arques.
Nearby Places
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