Things to See in the Languedoc, Historic Villages and Bastides, Rennes le Château Rennes les Bains Rennes le Château is A small village perched on A hill top near Couiza in the Aude Département. It has become world famous in the last few years following the publication of A series of books dealing with A mystery concerning A nineteenth century priest who lived in the village. It is not far away from A spa town called Rennes les Bains. At the heart of the mystery is the fact that the priest, Abbé Bérenger Saunière, suddenly become immensely rich during the 1880‘s. There are A few interesting aspects of the mystery, such as where his money came from, but improbable theories have been built on A few known facts and shorn up by mass of demonstrable falsehoods.  Over the last twenty years A series of best selling books have been published, each proposing A more fantastic theory than its predecessors.   Saunier probably made his money by robbing ancient graves or selling masses, or both. One of the few reliable facts about Rennes le Château is that it was once A large Visigothic city with A population of 20.000 or even 30.000, … Meer lezen over Midi France Info – Things to See in the Languedoc, Historic Villages and Bastides, Rennes le Château + Via Media Entertainment Group | David Galley – Rennes Le Château, Zone D Ombrage