Mirepoix Cathedral, Gothic cathedral in Mirepoix, France.
The cathedral features a single wide nave without transept, with lateral chapels integrated between interior buttresses for optimal acoustic space.
Construction began in 1298, and in 1317 Pope John XXII established Mirepoix as a new episcopal seat, elevating the church to cathedral status.
The Link brothers organ, built in 1891 with forty stops across three keyboards, represents German organ craftsmanship of the nineteenth century.
Located on Rue du Maréchal-Clauzel in central Mirepoix, the cathedral remains accessible to visitors interested in religious architecture.
The private chapel of Bishop Philippe de Lévis contains a labyrinth and valuable painted tiles, though this area remains closed to the public.
Location: Mirepoix
Architectural style: Meridional Gothic
Address: rue du Maréchal-Clauzel
Website: https://ariege-catholique.fr/paroisse/mirepoix
GPS coordinates: 43.08750,1.87417
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:45
The region around Carcassonne features an area marked by medieval and Cathar history, with castles, abbeys, and old villages. The Cité of Carcassonne displays its city walls restored in the 19th century by Viollet-le-Duc, while the Canal du Midi has traversed the region for 240 kilometers since the 17th century. The castles of Quéribus and Peyrepertuse overlook the landscape from their rocky spurs at over 700 meters above sea level, serving as the last strongholds of the Cathar resistance in the 13th century. Villages like Minerve and Lagrasse showcase medieval architecture, with narrow streets, ancient bridges, and Benedictine abbeys. The region also includes the four Lastours castles aligned along a ridge, the Saint-Maurice Cathedral in Mirepoix with its 22-meter-wide Gothic nave, and natural sites like Lake Cavayère. These monuments and landscapes form a representative ensemble of the south of France’s historical and natural heritage, accessible from Carcassonne.
Château de Lagarde
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Maison des Consuls
134 m
Château de Terride
1.4 km
Château de Sibra
6.4 km
Palais épiscopal de Mirepoix
47 m
Porte d'Avail
197 m
Église Saint-André de La Bastide-de-Bousignac
3.8 km
Église de l'Espinoux
4.5 km
Croix de Manses
5.3 km
Maison du 15e siècle dite maison des Consuls
135 m
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Manses
5.3 km
Église Saint-Michel de Tourtrol
6.5 km
Église Saint-Martin de Roumengoux
5.3 km
Église Saint-Martin de Moulin-Neuf
6 km
Église Saint-Julien de Saint-Julien-de-Gras-Capou
5.8 km
Église Sainte-Marie de Malegoude
5.9 km
Église Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul de Senesse-de-Senabugue
5.9 km
Fontaine des Cordeliers
1.3 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame des Cazazils
7.5 km
Église Notre-Dame de Besset
3.3 km
Église de la Nativité-de-la-Vierge de Lagarde
6.5 km
Maison Laffitte
93 m
Mirepoix Town Hall
88 m
Maison Porcher
103 m
Maison Laborde
135 m
Maison Robert
99 m
Maison Amouroux
134 m
Maison Sibra
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