Le château de Villerouge-Termenès is a medieval château situated in the Corbières iin the département de l'Aude in the Languedoc-Roussillon.

The castle, in the middle of the present village, had belonged to the Archbishops of Narbonne until it was seized by Simon de Montfort and given to one of his lieutenants when nearby Termes was taken in 1210.

It was here that the last known Cathar parfit, Guilhem Belibaste, was burnt alive in 1321 on the orders of the archbishop.

The castle is open to the public and medival feasts are held here in the summer.

The castle is an irregular pentagon in plan, with round towers at four corners and a postern gate at the fifth.

It was built between the XII - XIV Centuries by the Archbishops of Narbonne (Archevêques de Narbonne)

Classé monument historique on 6 October 1976

From 1110 until the Révolution, the château and village belonged to the Archbishops of Narbonne, except for the period when the crusaders siezed it. It was the seat of one of the 11 baylies of the archbishopric.

The village is a Commune in the Corbières located at the foot of Mont Tauch (within the terroir Corbières (AOC)).

Accès is by a ancient route, now the route nationale 613

In Occitan the name of the village is is Vilaroja de Termenés (the red village of Termenes).

In French the village was called Villerouge until 16 mai 1962 when it became Villerouge-Termenès

Google map showing Chateau de Villerouge-Termenes