Peyrepertuse

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The castle of Peyrepertuse () is a castle in the commune of Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse in the department of Aude in the Occitan region of France. It is the centre of the microland and the former seigneury of Peyrepertus (in Occitan: Pèirapertusés). The ruins of the castle are classified as historical monuments by order of 19 March 1908.

He is a candidate for the UNESCO heritage registration together with the city of Carcassonne, all the Royal Fortresses of Languedoc, the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" of which he is part with the castles of Aguilar, Puilaurens, Quéribus and Termes and also with the castles of Montségur and Lastours. The listing of the castle and its surroundings to the natural sites was repealed in favor of the classification in 2017 of the site of the "Puech de Bugarach and the northern ridge of the Fenouillèdes synclinal" encompassing the castle.