Saint-Félix-Lauragais
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Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a commune of the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Population (1999): 1,301.in
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[edit] History
The village was previously called Saint-Félix-de-Caraman or Carmaing. In 1167 the Cathars held a Council here, attended by many local figures and also by the Bogomil papa Nicetas, the Cathar bishop of (northern) France and a leader of the Cathars of Lombardy.
[edit] Monuments
The Château de Saint-Félix-Lauragais is a 13th/14th century castle which is listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture. [1]
[edit] External links
- Saint-Félix-Lauragais at revel-lauragais.com (in French)
[edit] References
- ^ www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 17 March 2008
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