Ruins of the Château de Montségur — on a steep rock of 1207 m. (14th century) — L’Ariège, anonymous publisher, no. 150

Description

Postcard showing the ruins of the Château de Montségur, located on a steep rock at an altitude of 1207 meters, dating from the 14th century. The reverse details the history of the site: the Cathar resistance, the massacre of Béziers in 1209, and the capture of the castle in 1350. It bears a postmark from L’Ariège and a cancellation from Carcassonne.