Château de Montazels

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Le château en bref

The Château de Montazels stands at the heart of the village of the same name, in the upper Aude valley, not far from Couiza and Rennes-le-Château. The present building dates essentially from the seventeenth century and was erected on the site of a twelfth- to thirteenth-century fortification, of which sections of walls are said to survive. The lordship, originally held of the viscounts of Carcassonne and of Razès, passed in the eighteenth century from the Calmès family to the Casemajou family. The estate is also known for its link with the Saunière family: Joseph Saunière, father of the abbé Bérenger Saunière, served there as steward of the château's lands.