The Orgeix castle near Ax-les-Thermes

The Orgeix castle near Ax-les-Thermes


At 3.5 km from the city of Ax-les-Thermes there is a small lake (lac de Campauleil) or, as it is also called, Lake d’Orgeix, with a small dam on the River d’Orgeix (height 814 m above level). The Orgeix castle was built here (château d’Orgeix). It belonged to a family of marquis by the name of Thonel d’Orgeix, who owned the lands around Ax. According to a legend, the head of the family, Jean-François Joseph de Thonel d’Orgeix received the title of Marquis in 1817. https://all-andorra.com/the-orgeix-castle-on-the-lake-dorgeix-near-ax-les-thermes/

After that, the construction of the castle began, which was carried out in several stages on the site of an old forge (it was owned by the ancestors of the Tonel de Orgeix family). There are 40 rooms in the castle, and balls and masquerades were often held there.


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