Villemur

Villemur stands beside the Tarn north of Toulouse, beneath the site of a feudal castle. During the Wars of Religion it became a Protestant stronghold and endured a prolonged siege by the Catholic League. On 19 October 1592 relief forces attacked the besiegers, who were defeated. Their commander Scipion de Joyeuse drowned in the Tarn while attempting to escape, and the town remained in the hands of its defenders.