12 Facts About Carcassonne

Consequently, Carcassonne relies heavily on tourism but counts manufacturing and winemaking as some of its other key economic sectors.

Carcassonne is located in the south of France about 80 kilometres east of Toulouse.

Carcassonne became strategically identified when the Romans fortified the hilltop around 100 BC and eventually made it the colonia of Julia Carsaco, later Carcaso, later Carcasum .

In 1067, Carcassonne became the property of Raimond-Bernard Trencavel, viscount of Albi and Nimes, through his marriage with Ermengard, sister of the last count of Carcassonne.

Carcassonne became famous for its role in the Albigensian Crusades when the city was a stronghold of Occitan Cathars.

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The people of Carcassonne were allowed to leave—in effect, expelled from their city with nothing more than the shirt on their backs.

Carcassonne became a border fortress between France and the Crown of Aragon under the 1258 Treaty of Corbeil.

Carcassonne was the first fortress to use hoardings in times of siege.

Carcassonne was demilitarised under Napoleon Bonaparte and the Restoration, and the fortified cite of Carcassonne fell into such disrepair that the French government decided that it should be demolished.

Yet, overall, Viollet-le-Duc's achievement at Carcassonne is agreed to be a work of genius, though not of the strictest authenticity.

In July 2021, Carcassonne was the finish city for stage 13, and the starting point of stage 14, of the 2021 Tour de France.

Carcassonne was the finish city for stage 15, and the starting point of stage 16, of the 2018 Tour de France.