Rennes-le-Château is a commune approximately 5 km south of Couiza, in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in Southern France. This hilltop village is known internationally; it receives tens of thousands of visitors per year, draw by conspiracy theories surrounding a putative buried treasure discovered by its 19th-century priest Bérenger Saunière, the precise nature of which is disputed among those who credit its existence.
Country: France
Region: Occitania
Area: 14.68 km² (5.67 sq mi)
Elevation: 272–568 m (892–1,864 ft) · (avg. 435 m or 1,427 ft)
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