Quérigut (; ) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern

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History

Donezan, of which Quérigut is the capital, was a dependency of the

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. In 1208, king Pierre II of Aragon ceded the territory to the

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who must pay him homage, in exchange for his neutrality in the succession problems of the

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. This sovereignty then passed to the

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, through the marriage of

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, with Eléonore, heiress to the kingdom of Navarre, which was subsequently united with the

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by Henry IV, together with the lands of the houses of Foix and Albret. In June 1944, a maquis resistance was formed in the Quérigut region by Marcel Taillandier, leader of the Secret army in Toulouse. Donezan will also be a fallback place for the Picaussel maquis after its attack in August 1944. Finally, numerous passages will be made to Spain from Quérigut.

Population

Inhabitants are called ''Quérigutois''.

References

Communes of Ariège (department) Ariège communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Ariège-geo-stub

History

Population

See also

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