County of Foix
The first written record of the castle appeared in 1063: the time of the probable construction of the circulade. The area belonged to the Count of Foix, the first of which was "Roger I de Foix" who was the second son of Bernard-Roger, Count of Bigorre. Over the years, he exchanged the "County of Foix" with the "Viscount of Carcassonne" several times to the Trencavel family.