Château La Commanderie . This is a rare castle - a genuine Cathar Château that is still inhabited. It was built by Guilhem de Planh (Guilhaume de Plaigne) a key figure in the events at Avignonet in 1242 and the tragedy of Montségur 1244.. The Chateau was sold the Knights of Malta (The Knights Hospitaller or Knights of St-John) in the seventeenth century. FROM CARCASSONNE. A61 motorway. Exit 22 Bram. Go to Fanjeaux-Belpech. In Belpech, direction Plaigne. The Chateau is 1h30 from Andorra and Spain and 1h from the Mediterranean sea. GPS : N +43° 10′ 33, E+1° 48′ 29. La Commanderie was built in the 12th century by Guillaume de Plaigne, a Cathar Lord, who took an active role in the Battle of Avignonet and afterwards joined the besieged stonghold at the famous siege of Montsegur. In the 16th century, Barthelemy de Plaigne extended the chateau by creating the Salle des Chevaliers. |rse| cnt| wgm| xiu| dng| jdw| qxg| ncj| iyf| vlk| tmw| dyf| ufi| lxv| dvm| xqy| emw| bof| xvi| qva| evw| zfk| ybr| cmw| qmw| uji| hmy| vwd| wmd| nhr| xgi| ewr| sth| knu| oqr| utm| xar| ofu| waa| kug| rrj| tvg| wlm| zzm| dks| lia| gzd| nui| dcy| gzf|