page_title: Château d'Usson
hierarchical_section_title: Château d'Usson
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Château d'Usson-les-Bains (Rouze, Ariège, France).
context_page_description: The Château d'Usson is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France. It is located in the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département. It is sited upstream from Axat, along the Aude River gorge, carved out of the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is situated at 920 m in altitude and dominates the valley of the Aude River. The Château de Puilaurens is 30 km away, Château de Puivert 49 km and Château de Quéribus 60 km.
context_section_description: The Château d'Usson is one of the so-called Cathar castles in what is now southwestern France.  It is located in the commune of Rouze, in the Ariège département. It is sited upstream from Axat, along the Aude River gorge, carved out of the foothills of the Pyrenees. It is situated at 920 m in altitude and dominates the valley of the Aude River. The Château de Puilaurens is 30 km away, Château de Puivert 49 km and Château de Quéribus 60 km.
caption: Château d'Usson
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