Lastours village is situated in the Aude department in the north of Carcassonne in the Orbiel...

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Lastours village is situated in the Aude department in the north of Carcassonne in the Orbiel valley. Lastours is at the heart of the country Cabardès between the Orbiel river and the Grésilhou torrent.

Le village de Lastours est situé dans le département de l'Aude au nord de Carcassonne dans la vallée de l'Orbiel. Lastours est au cœur du pays du Cabardès entre la rivière de l'Orbiel et le torrent du Grésilhou.

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The Castle of Cabaret

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Regina’s TowerThis royal fortres

was built by 1260 thanks to material and financial ressources of the King of France. Some see a replica of some towers of the Comtal castle of the City of Carcassonne.

Tour Régine: Il s’agit d’une forteresse royale construite vers 1260 grâce aux moyens matériels et financiers du Roi de France. D’aucun y voient une réplique de certaines tours de l'enceinte du château Comtal de la Cité de Carcassonne.

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This compact aspect monument , is dominated by a square tower separated from a dwelling area and attached to a water cistern.

D'allure compacte, le monument est dominé par une tour carrée séparée d'un logis et accolé à une citerne.

The Castle of Surdespine

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Quertinheux

Castle

The initial building dates back to 1100, but it was strongly remodeled in the thirteenth century.

Le bâtiment initial dates de 1100, mais il a été fortement remodelé au XIIIe

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• -La siège de Simon de MONTFORT échouera en 1210 grâce à une résistance exemplaire et au fait que le site était inaccessible aux engins de guerre de l'époque,

• -Après la reddition de Termes en 1211 et pour une raison obscure, le seigneur de Cabaret se soumet volontairement …et ralliera même les rangs de l'ennemi,

• -Les hostilités ne s'arrêteront pas pour autant et une communauté menée par un évêque cathare y séjournera ensuite dès 1223 : un nouveau siège des croisés sous le commandement de Humbert de Beaujeu aura lieu en 1227 … mais échouera encore.

• -Il faudra attendre 1229 pour assister à la reddition définitive des cathares qui occupent les lieux.

• Finalement, les forteresses héroïques tomberont dans le domaine royal en 1243 : le roi de France rase les châteaux en signe de représailles avant de les faire reconstruire sur la crête, en y adjoignant un nouveau bâtiment : la Tour Régine

• A la fin du XVIème siècle pendant les guerres de Religion, le site constitue une plate-forme importante pour les protestants qui l'aménagent pour les armes à feu. Ils en seront délogés en 1591 par le Maréchal de Joyeuse.A la révolution, les châteaux de Lastours sont définitivement abandonnés avant d'être classés au titre des Monuments Historiques en 1905. Depuis une vingtaine d'années, le site est en cours de restauration.27/12/2012

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-Simon de Montfort ‘s siege in 1210 will fail thanks to an exemplary resistance and the fact that the site was inaccessible to the war machines of the time,

-After the city of Terms’ surrender in 1211 and for some reason, the Landlord of Cabaret willingly surrenders ... and even rallies the ranks of the enemy,

-Hostilities will not stop, however. A community led by a Cathar bishop , stayed there until 1223: A new head of the Crusaders, Humbert de Beaujeu, tries to take hold of the place in 1227 ... but this assault still fails.

-In the end, the heroic fortresses fall into the royal domination in 1243. The King of France destroyed the 3 castles in retaliation to have them rebuilt before the crest and attaches a new building: the Tower Regine

At the end of the sixteenth century during the Religion Wars , the site is an important platform for the Protestants who adapt the castles to firearms weapons. They will be dislodged in 1591 by Le Marechal Joyeuse.

During the revolution, castles Lastours are abandoned . They will eventually be classified as a Historical Monument in 1905. For the last twenty years now, the site is being restored.27/12/2012

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Pendant l’échange linguistique nous sommes allés pique niquer au Belvédère de Montfernier et admirer la vue sur les châteaux. Après nous sommes allés visiter le château de Cabaret et le passage en dessous du château de Quertinheux

During the exchange we enjoyed a picnic at Montfernie Belvedere and marveled with the view on the castles. Later we went to visit Cabaret and the tunnel under Quertinheux castle.

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A Lastours grâce aux châteaux, la fréquentation tourisique permet la survie des commerces du petit village.

In Lastours, thanks to the rehabilitation of the site, tourism is important and it allows the village’s shops to benefit from it..

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