The Domaine de la Tuilerie is in the heart of Cathar Country.
Catharism, a branch of Christianity, developed in the 12th century and claimed a life closer to Christ by criticizing the ostentatious wealth and the abuse of power of the Roman church.
Very quickly, Rome will consider the Cathars as heretics because they challenge the foundations of Catholicism and represent a risk for the social unity of countries.
An Albigensian crusade was then led by the church against the Cathars from 1209. From 1233, the Roman Catholic Church set up a special court, the Inquisition, able to judge, excommunicate, practice torture and take life in the face of heresy and witchcraft.
The last Cathar, Guilhem Bélibaste, died at the stake in 1321 at the Château de Villerouge-Termenès.
The medieval citadels of Occitania, vestiges of Cathar history, are numerous to visit within a maximum radius of 90 km.