Also known as the Château d'Arquizat, the Château de Miglos, built at a strategic point in the Vicdessos valley on a promontory rising to an altitude of 750 meters, appears in a 1213 act of allegiance by the Count of Foix to the Church of Rome.
However, it was mentioned as early as 1160 when Pierre de Miglos was among the lords who paid homage to the Count of Foix.
After the fall of Montségur on March 16, 1244, Arnaud de Miglos was convicted of heresy and confessed to having received the Perfects in his castle and supplied weapons to Pierre Roger de Mirepoix, defender of Montségur, for which he was imprisoned in the dungeons of Carcassonne.
The Miglos family lost their fiefdom when, on February 21, 1311, the Count of Foix, Gaston I, donated the valley and the castle of Miglos to Bernard de Son, who restored it in 1320.
The castle then changed hands several times and returned to the Montaut-Miglos family in 1610.
In ruins during the Revolution, it was set on fire in August 1792.
After many twists and turns, in 1976, the Safer acquired the castle, owned by sisters Mathilde and Pierrette Gouzy, then transferred it to the Department of Ariège on September 28, 1984.
The A.A.C.M, Association des Amis du Château de Miglos (Friends of Miglos Castle Association), regularly organizes summer evenings at the foot of the castle, which is illuminated for the occasion, featuring performances by singers, choirs, and storytellers from the Pyrenees.
It also participates in the annual Heritage Days in September.
Since September 28, 1987, the ruins have been listed as a historic monument.
Association des Amis du Château de Miglos (Friends of Miglos Castle Association)
200 Route du Château
Arquizat
Mairie de Miglos (Miglos Town Hall)
09400 Miglos
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