Avignonet-Lauragais (; oc, Avinhonet de Lauragués) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...
department in southwestern
France
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.
History
In 1242 Avignonet-Lauragais was the site of a massacre of
Inquisitors by members of a heretical garrison at the Castle of
Montségur
Montségur (; Languedocien: ''Montsegur'') is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.
It is famous for its fortification, the Château de Montségur, that was built on the "pog" (mountain) on the ruins of one of the las ...
.
The massacre led to the
Siege of Montségur
The siege of Montségur was a nine-month siege of the Cathar-held Château de Montségur by French royal forces starting in May 1243. After the castle surrendered, about 210 and unrepentant were burned in a bonfire on 16 March 1244.
Backgrou ...
.
Population
Twin towns
Avignonet-Lauragais is twinned with:
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Avinyonet de Puigventós
Avinyonet de Puigventós is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Alt Empordà, Girona, Catalonia
Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationa ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
See also
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Communes of the Haute-Garonne department
References
Communes of Haute-Garonne
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