Querigut castle

The castle appears in the documentation in 1208 during the transfer of rights of Donezan, which belonged to the king of Aragon, the family of So to the counts of Foix.
It is probable that originally the castle was built by the king of Aragon like that of Puyvalador in 1192. Their construction is intended to fix the people around the royal authority, even if, in reality, is a castellan who exercises the rights in the name of the king.

The castle of Quérigut, of which it remains today only the tower mistress (or dungeon) was much more extensive. Being bordering, the Franco-Spanish border crossing the Hares pass, incursions on both sides have led to the ruin of the two strongholds of Quérigut and Puyvalador: looting, fires and various abuses have damaged the walls.

In 1710, it is declared "irreparable", its dismantling is therefore inevitable and little by little, the inhabitants of the village will reuse materials to build stone houses.

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