Muret

Muret stands where the Louge approaches the Garonne, south of Toulouse. A bridge built in 1203 aided trade across the river, while walls protected the town. In 1213 Muret gave its name to a decisive battle of the Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort's crusaders defeated the forces of the Count of Toulouse and King Peter of Aragon, who was killed. The battle transformed the struggle for power in the lands north of the Pyrenees.