Chateau Montledier is an original 12th Century Chateau operating as a hotel within an extremely pleasant environment perched at the top of a ravine looking across the Montagne Noir original and into the valley of the Arn. Chateau de Montledier, a typical french chateau is a truly impressive medieval "castle" dating from the 12th century and set amidst 3.5 hectares of un spoilt parkland on a cliff overlooking the Arn river valley within the un spoilt Montagne Noir. Montledier is a Chateau Hotel in the Haut Languedoc situated at Pont de L'Arn close to the town of Mazamet (population of circa 12,500) and a short distance from Castres and Toulouse in the Southern France region of Tarn. The Chateau offers 20 bedrooms available for guests. There are eight luxury rooms, nine classic rooms and three standard rooms. The Chateau is close to the hills of Laucaune, the Sidobre, the Lauregais Plain and the Pays de Cocagne which offer mountain and countryside to an estimated 2.7 million visitors per year. The Chateau is approx 42 kilometres from Carcassonne where in excess of 3 million tourists visit the old City each year. The climate is extremely attractive with average all year round temperatures in excess of 26 degrees Celsius. In summer the temperatures can be in excess of 36 degrees temperature. As the Chateau is situated on high ground one benefits from a somewhat cooler and extremely pleasant environment.