Cathar castle of Puilaurens
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The Cathar castle of Puilaurens is a well-preserved medieval fortress perched on a rocky peak in southern France, historically associated with the Cathar movement and the defense of the French border.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cathar castle of Puilaurens canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4184465 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathar castle of Puilaurens Context triple: [Aude, contains, Cathar castle of Puilaurens]
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Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse
The Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse is a dramatic medieval fortress ruin perched high on a limestone ridge in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive of the so‑called “Cathar castles” and a major historic and tourist site.
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Cathar castle of Quéribus
The Cathar castle of Quéribus is a dramatic medieval fortress perched atop a rocky peak in southern France, renowned as one of the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance.
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Cathar castle of Lastours
The Cathar castle of Lastours is a dramatic complex of medieval hilltop fortresses in southern France, renowned for its role in the Cathar period and its panoramic views over the surrounding valleys.
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Château de Foix
Château de Foix is a medieval hilltop castle in southwestern France, renowned for its strategic role in regional history and its well-preserved fortifications overlooking the town of Foix.
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Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cathar castle of Puilaurens Target entity description: The Cathar castle of Puilaurens is a well-preserved medieval fortress perched on a rocky peak in southern France, historically associated with the Cathar movement and the defense of the French border.
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A.
Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse
The Cathar castle of Peyrepertuse is a dramatic medieval fortress ruin perched high on a limestone ridge in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive of the so‑called “Cathar castles” and a major historic and tourist site.
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B.
Cathar castle of Quéribus
The Cathar castle of Quéribus is a dramatic medieval fortress perched atop a rocky peak in southern France, renowned as one of the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance.
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C.
Cathar castle of Lastours
The Cathar castle of Lastours is a dramatic complex of medieval hilltop fortresses in southern France, renowned for its role in the Cathar period and its panoramic views over the surrounding valleys.
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D.
Château de Foix
Château de Foix is a medieval hilltop castle in southwestern France, renowned for its strategic role in regional history and its well-preserved fortifications overlooking the town of Foix.
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E.
Château des Baux
Château des Baux is a medieval fortress ruin in Les Baux-de-Provence, France, historically serving as the stronghold of the powerful House of Baux.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| abandonedIn | early modern period ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cathar movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catharism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Aude
ⓘ
Cathar castles in France ⓘ Monuments historiques of Aude ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
French crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal seneschal of Carcassonne ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 697 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| expandedIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| function |
border fortress
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cistern
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner keep ⓘ parapet walkways ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique of France ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationStart | 1902 ⓘ |
| historicalRole | refuge for Cathar sympathizers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aude department
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
Puilaurens NERFINISHED ⓘ southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | local authorities of Aude ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Pyrenees
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village of Lapradelle-Puilaurens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offers | panoramic views of surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Boulzane valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | French state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cathar castles of Languedoc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“Five Sons of Carcassonne” defensive line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistorically | Languedoc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| situatedOn | rocky peak ⓘ |
| usedAs | tourist site ⓘ |
| usedFor | defense of the French–Aragonese border ⓘ |
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Subject: Cathar castle of Puilaurens Description of subject: The Cathar castle of Puilaurens is a well-preserved medieval fortress perched on a rocky peak in southern France, historically associated with the Cathar movement and the defense of the French border.
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