The village of Pailhès and its castle…

With the outlet of Plantaurel and valley of Lèze, the castle dominates the current village of Pailhès top of its rocky headland. Located at 13 km of the Farmhouse of Azil, at 22 km of Pamiers and 24 km of Foix, Pailhès is with the crossroads of the roads of Foix with Lézat and Pamiers with St Bosoms. This geographical location explains the naturally strategic position of the building.

Pailhès, village of 380 inhabitants consists of a borough and small hamlets distributed on the vast territory of the commune.

The current borough developed as from the XVIIème century close to the axes of communications, on banks of Lèze. The primitive village as for him is located on the hamlet of Barry, in the south of the rock headland crowned by the castle. The vestiges of this medieval village are still visible.

Pailhès has a rich person inheritance, ignored general public, a preserved nature and many ways of randonnés (in particular Gr78 on the road of Saint Jacques de Compostelle). The castle occupies a dominating place in this decoration impresses authenticity.

The castle is also located at the one of the entries of the future “Regional natural park of the Pyrenees Ariégeoises”.

History of the castle

Publish by Mathieu Cassignol on October 3, 2008

As of XIIème century the stronghold of Pailhès is had by the family of Bernard of AMIEL which played a big role in the history of the county of Foix and Toulouse as many acts attest some. The good is transmitted by alliance to XIIIème century to the powerful family of the VILLEMUR which will have the baronnie until the XVIIIème century. They will be governors of the county of Foix until the reign of Henry de Navarre, count de Foix and future HENRY IV. A rich person correspondence enters the baron of…

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Articles

• Force gust of wind with the castle
  It is with emotion that we noted the damage caused by a violent one strong gale, on Saturday November 7 towards 11:00, strong gale as violent as in short which will have been right of the provisional roof of the square tower. All is to be remade, but in more solid to prevent a relapse!! The ESA… To see the continuation
• The Bed Henry IV finally revealed
  In preview, the Bed Henry IV was revealed on May 8 with the castle of Foix with L ’ occasion of the Night of the museums. reads and furniture of the room Henry IV with the castle of Pailhès This furniture of XVIème century which was with the castle of Pailhès attests a confidence and friendly relation which bound… To see the continuation

Events

• Evening tales and legends by Olivier of Robert
  Open to the ears good people well… The words arrive and are hustled, they have things to say and hearts to be opened. Here is that truth hides and that the forgery becomes true, here are enough fibs to fill an ocean and enough truths to make you overflow it… To see the continuation

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• The Anne 2009
  
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