Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Montesquieu-Volvestre

Raymond VII, the Count of Toulouse, who signed the Treaty of Paris (1229), that ended the Albigensian Crusade and the political autonomy of Occitan, founded the town in a loop of the River Arize in 1238 as a bastide. Saint Victor, the fortified parish church, was erected in the typical gothique méridional style from red bricks just after the town was founded. The small crypt was completely dark - so I used the flashlight, what I try to avoid - normally. The crypt was used as a "lapidarium".

Raymond VII, the Count of Toulouse, who signed the Treaty of Paris (1229), that ended the Albigensian Crusade and the political autonomy of Occitan, founded the town in a loop of the River Arize in 1238 as a bastide. Saint Victor, the fortified parish church, was erected in the typical gothique méridional style from red bricks just after the town was founded. In front of the golden Madonna (left) stairs lead down to a small crypt.

Raymond VII, the Count of Toulouse, who signed the Treaty of Paris (1229), that ended the Albigensian Crusade and the political autonomy of Occitan, founded the town in a loop of the River Arize in 1238 as a bastide. The town still has the typical bastide-layout - and so there is a central square and the parish church right in its center. Saint Victor was erected in the typical gothique méridional style from red bricks just after the town was founded. The church is fortified - the tower reaches 32 meters.

Raymond VII, the Count of Toulouse, who signed the Treaty of Paris (1229), that ended the Albigensian Crusade and the political autonomy of Occitan, founded the town in a loop of the River Arize in 1238 as a bastide. The town still has the typical layout - and a central square right in its center. Here is the market hall and behind Saint-Victor, the parish church.