
The Treasure of Pieusse Castle - 1963
Press excerpts collected by the Rennes-le-Château documentation site

Exploration of the well of the Château de Pieusse in search of the treasure of Archbishop Mgr. Dillon. In the presence of Mr. Sarda, owner of the château, and the Mayor of Pieusse, Mr. Mestres. Press extract from the Midi Libre from 1963. The guard tower can be seen in the background.
LACP

Created in 2004, "Rennes-le-Château doc" is an association that publishes articles and historical documents on the village of Rennes-le-Château. Indirectly related to the very rich history of this village, the RLC association brings together a dozen press articles from Midi Libre concerning the treasure hunt of Château de Pieusse. In 1963, this crazy frenzy took over the entire village of Pieusse. We have reproduced the titles of the articles below and invite you to join the RLC documentation site to read them. The very close publication dates of the events that followed already show the intensity of the treasure hunt in the village and more particularly in the Château de Pieusse. The excavations that were carried out inside the keep are at the origin of instabilities in the masonry of the building which led to the disorders of 1987.
Bishop Dillon's fortune is said to be sleeping in Pieusse (27/01/1963)
The castle of the archbishops of Narbonne (01/02/1963)
The Treasure Hunt of Pieusse (13/02/1963)
Are there two treasures in Pieusse? (14/02/1963)
Gold shines in all the galleries (06/03/1963)
The Treasure Well (07/05/1963)
The camera of time explores the bottom of the well (13/05/1963)
New offensive at Pieusse (09/09/1963)



Bishop Dillon's fortune is said to be sleeping in Pieusse (27/01/1963)
The castle of the archbishops of Narbonne (01/02/1963)
The Treasure Hunt of Pieusse (13/02/1963)
Are there two treasures in Pieusse? (14/02/1963)
Gold shines in all the galleries (06/03/1963)
The Treasure Well (07/05/1963)
The camera of time explores the bottom of the well (13/05/1963)
New offensive at Pieusse (09/09/1963)
The Treasure of Pieusse (01/22/1964)