Cathar Castles:   
Château de Bram ( Castèl de Bram)

Bram was a castrum in the Languedoc, attacked by the army of the French Crusaders. Today there is no trace of the medieval fortifications there.

When Bram fell in 1210, 100 prisoners had their noses cropped, their lips cut off and their eyes gauged out. One man was left with one eye so that he could guide the others away.  With a hand on the shoulder of the one in front, and the one-eyed man at their head, a file of blind prisoners wound its way to Lastours (Cabaret), a visible demonstration of the ineffable mercy of God's Christian Army. 

Today, there is almost nothing to see at Bram remaining from the period, though the street layout preserves the pattern of a typical circular village. It lies in the Aude departément.

Bram is a commune in the Aude department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Bram is part of the old province of Lauragais.

The CD33 road to the village follows the Roman road, the Romans settling in the area because of a climate which balanced the warmth of the Mediterranean with the freshness of the Atlantic.

In 60BCE, they began construction of a settlement here and called it Eburomagus.

The modern town dates from the 12th century, built around its fortress church. The only way into the village was by a gate to the east.

Bram was a centre of Cathar belief

By the 17th century Bram had outgrown its walls and expanded in concentric circles.

Today nothing remains of the castle here or of the city walls

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Google map showing Bram