The Fort of Prades

Like its neighbor Montaillou, its past was strongly marked by Catharism. A magnificently restored medieval well, the fortified enclosure of the "Fort" as well as the church of St-Pierre and its 1272th century Virgin and Child, in gilded wood, justify a good stopover. The land count of the Count of Foix mentions the Fort de Prades for the first time in XNUMX.
The most famous Lordess of Prades was Marguerite d'Angoulême, sister of François 1er, Queen of Navarre and Countess of Foix. At the beginning of the XNUMXth century, she had the Fort de Prades rebuilt, since then it bears the name of Château de la Reine Marguerite.
It was a simple fortified enclosure, the most remarkable vestiges of which are the fortified gate located on the eastern part of the rampart as well as old bread ovens, the only traces of the houses which were attached to it.
The interior of the fort, still occupied by houses, forms a residential area of ​​the current village.

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