Lagarde (Ariège)

Geography

Lagarde is located in the East of Ariège at the confluence of Touyre and Hers-Sharp.

History

Blasonnement

Blaon de Lagarde: Money to a componée gold and sinople band

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

The castle

The castle is an imposing medieval masonry from which construction began at the 11th century by the construction from a first square tower (1063-1065) by Ramire 1st from Navarre king from Aragon count from Barcelona. Then at the 12th century between the 1176 and 1180 Castle increases with 4 square towers with Hourd S and slate cover, a Poterne of rectangular entry with door out of wooden and harrow, Pont-levis and ditch with the foot of the walls, this unit is connected by walls with Meurtrière S to shoe partly low, Crènelage partly high with behind a wood circulation. In the middle of the very beautiful paved yard of rollers of river was already the round shaft, still places from there today, of 62 meters depth and 2.00 meters in diameter in very beautiful cut stone whose masonry makes 1.20 meter thickness. It is Alphonse II “pure” king d' Aragon (1152-1196) wire of Raimond Bérenger II of Provence and Pétronille d' Aragon, which made build this imposing Château, guard of the valley of the Hers, way very important of communication.

Simon IV of Montfort allotted the “village” of Lagarde and its Castle to Guy {{Ier}} of Lévis, lieutenant of its army, in 1212, after Simon de Montfort convened with Pamiers a general meeting the Noble ones, Prelates and of Notable Middle-class men, where one will write for the administration of the conquered Country a statute including/understanding 46 articles. Ratified by the Treaty of Paris, signed on April 12th, 1229 on the square of Notre-Dame, it is stipulated inter alia in the texts that the seigniory of Mirepoix is given to GUI I of Lévis, which becomes vassal of King de France “Louis IX or Saint-Louis”, and is seen decreeing the Hereditary Title of Marshal of the Faith, it takes officially at this time the name of GUI I of Lévis Mirepoix.

The church

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Ariège
List of French churches to campenard

External bonds

Lagarde on the site of the national geographical Institute
Lagarde on the site of INSEE
Lagarde on the site of Quid
Localization of Lagarde on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Lagarde on Mapquest
Defense committee of the Castle of Lagarde

History of the castle and the family Lévis Mirepoix

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