Brief Description
Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive defences encircling the castle and the surrounding buildings, its streets and its fine Gothic cathedral. Carcassonne is also of exceptional importance because of the lengthy restoration campaign undertaken by Viollet-le-Duc, one of the founders of the modern science of conservation.
Department of Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon Region
N43 12 38 E2 21 32
Date of Inscription: 1997
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Property : 11 ha
Buffer zone: 1,358 ha
Ref: 345revSource: http://whc.unesco.org
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