Place:Mirepoix, Ariège, France

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NameMirepoix
Alt namesMazerettessource: Family History Library Catalog
Saint-Aulinsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeCommune
Located inAriège, France
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Mirepoix (; , supposedly from mire peis, meaning see the fish) is a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France.

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Mirepoix was captured in 1209 by Simon V de Montfort and given to one of his lieutenants, Guy de Lévis. The town, originally on the right bank of the Hers-Vif, was destroyed by a violent flood in 1289. It was rebuilt by Jean de Lévisin 1290, on an elevated natural terrace on the other side of the river. The layout of the town center has not changed since the 13th century.

Mirepoix Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix), a former Roman Catholic cathedral and national monument of France, was the seat of a bishopric until 1801.

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