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Roquefixade Destination Guide
Explore Roquefixade in France
Roquefixade in the region of Midi-Pyrénées with its 165 inhabitants is a town in France - some 410 mi or ( 660 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital city .
Current time in Roquefixade is now 07:06 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Verniolle, Varilhes, Toulouse, Tarascon-sur-Ariege, and Perpignan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Verniolle . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Roquefixade ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Our Mozart in Provence!
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PokéFarm.org - Our first video!
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Moto.Pyrenees
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la source intermitante
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Interesting facts about this location
Château de Roquefixade
The Château de Roquefixade is a ruined castle built on a cliff overlooking the village of Roquefixade, situated 8km (5 miles) west of Lavelanet French département of Ariège. There are records of a castle on the site going back to 1180, though the present ruins are more modern. While marketed in the tourist industry as one of the so-called Cathar castles, the ruins are later than this. Despite this, the site did provide a place of refuge for the Cathars at the time of the Albigensian Crusade.
Located at 42.94 1.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Château de Montségur
The Château de Montségur is a former fortress near Montségur, a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. Its ruins are the site of a razed stronghold of the Cathars. The present fortress on the site, though described as one of the "Cathar castles," is actually of a later period. It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1862.
Located at 42.88 1.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Gare de Saint-Paul-Saint-Antoine
Saint-Paul-Saint-Antoine is a railway station in Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat, Midi-Pyrénées, France.
Located at 42.92 1.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Château de Foix
The Château de Foix is a castle which dominates the town of Foix in the French département of Ariège. An important tourist site, it is known as a centre of the Cathars. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Located at 42.97 1.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona
The Mancomunidad de la Comarca de Pamplona is a community of municipalities of the Pamplona metropolitan area, whose functions are water supply and sewage treatment, waste management, metropolitan public transportation, taxi and the Arga metropolitan park. Historically, it was born as Mancomunidad de Aguas de la Comarca de Pamplona in 1982 in order to provide water services. It changed its name when the entity began to manage waste in 1987.
Located at 42.82 1.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
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