Château des Comtes de Foix

Château des Comtes de Foix is a museum in Foix, Ariège, Occitanie. Château des Comtes de Foix is situated nearby to Trébuchet, as well as near the museum Château de Foix.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Château de Foix and Saint-Volusien, Foix.

Château de Foix

Museum

Château de Foix

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The Château de Foix is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Saint-Volusien, Foix

Church

Saint-Volusien, Foix

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The Church of Saint-Volusien is an abbatial church in Foix, Ariège in southwestern France. It already existed in the 12th century and was re-built and renovated several times. Saint-Volusien, Foix is situated 170 metres east of Château des Comtes de Foix.

Foix station

Railway station

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Foix is a railway station in Foix, Occitanie, France. The station is on the Portet-Saint-Simon–Puigcerdà railway. The station is served by TER and Intercités de nuit services operated by the SNCF. Foix station is situated 400 metres northeast of Château des Comtes de Foix.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vernajoul and Montgailhard.

Vernajoul

Village

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Vernajoul is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

Montgailhard

Village

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Montgailhard is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Montgailhard is situated 4½ km southeast of Château des Comtes de Foix.

Prat d’Albis

Locality

Photo: LucasD, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prat d’Albis is a locality, which is situated 5 km south of Château des Comtes de Foix.

Château des Comtes de Foix

Type: Museum
Wheelchair access: yes
Categories: building, tourism, public building, and tourist attraction
Location: Foix, Arrondissement of Foix, Ariège, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude

42.96659° or 42° 57′ 60″ north

Longitude

1.60468° or 1° 36′ 17″ east

Levels

2

Open location code

8FJ3XJ83+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

building=public

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

OpenStreetMap attribute

wheelchair=yes

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