Description
The Château de Puilaurens (Puilaurens Castle, also Puylaurens; in Occitan: lo Castèl de Puèg-Laurenç) is one of the "Cathar" castles in the commune of Lapradelle-Puilaurens in the Aude département. The castle is located above the Boulzane Valley and the villages of Lapradelle and Puilaurens. There is a path from Axat to the castle.
The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1902.
The construction of the castle was started in 1229 by Guillaume de Peyrepertuse.It was used as a refuge during the crusade against the Albigeois. Several cathar parfaits were hosted there between 1245 and 1246. The fortress was never seized by Simon de Montfort, leader of the crusade.
Around 1250, the castle became a royal property and it was in the following year that it took its current fortified shape. Louis IX reinforced it to protect Languedoc against Spanish raids.
The Corbeil treaty, signed in 1258, elevates the castle to the rank of defense fortress against Aragon.Along with the castles of Queribus, Peyrepertuse, Termes and Aguilar, it is part of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" all located at the tops of "unseizable" peaks.
Like its peers, the castle of Puilaurens is progressively abandonned after the Pyrénées Treaty in 1659. A small garrison remains stationned in the citadel during a few years. But the castle is not well defended or maintained as soon as the end of the 17th century and is definitely abandoned during the French Revolution.
The castle has been manually recreated from various photos and videos from the internet. It comes with its own lights and POI.
Related mods:
-Château d'Aguilar: https://flightsim.to/file/13330/chateau-d-aguilar
-Château de Montségur: https://flightsim.to/file/5378/chateau-de-montsegur
-Château de Quéribus: https://flightsim.to/file/5841/chateau-de-queribus
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Youtube preview by osartawi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSi5_lDrCxc
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Version history:
v0.1:
-Initial Release
v0.2:
-Improved draw distance
v1.0:
-Minor fixes to accomodate the new elevation map of world update 4
-Renamed modelib.bgl
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Chateau de Puilaurens
Explore the historic Château de Puilaurens, a Cathar castle located in Lapradelle-Puilaurens, Aude. Learn about its construction in 1229 and its role as a refuge during the crusade against the Albigeois. Immerse yourself in its rich history and enjoy the manually recreated details, lights, and points of interest.
User Reviews
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Version History
-Recompiled with SDK v0.14 for compatibility with sim update 5
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over 4 years ago
salut, ok testé sous v8, superbe merci
over 4 years ago
salut, avez vous testé la compatibilité v8 svp
merci
about 5 years ago
thank for sharing with us. I saw the original some years ago.
Greetings from Germany😊
over 5 years ago
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over 5 years ago
Je vais déjà devoir mettre à jour mon trajet !
Sacré boulot, merci.
over 5 years ago
Prends bien les dernières versions que je viens de mettre en ligne qui améliorent vraiment la drawdistance.
over 5 years ago
Je vais publier, sans doute demain, un bush trip qui part de Béziers vers Biscarrosse et qui passe par tes trois châteaux.
over 5 years ago
over 5 years ago
Do you mind if I add the video in the mod description ?
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over 5 years ago
Est-ce que le Château de Najac dans l'Aveyron ainsi que son église à proximité sont prévus dans un futur addon ?
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Set of Occitan castles very nice, nice work!
Is the Château of Najac in the Aveyron and its church nearby planned in a future addon?
over 5 years ago
Pas dans l'immédiat, mais c'est une bonne idée!
over 5 years ago
Je pense que ça peut intéresser de nombreux simmers car j'habite pas loin et souvent des avions font le tour du château et c'est un bon repère VFR dans le coin.
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Thank you in advance and I will be patient.
I think that many simmers might be interested in this because I live nearby and often planes fly around the castle and it's a good VFR landmark around here.
over 5 years ago
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