The area was owned by the Abbey of Lagrasse in the early 11th century, before coming under the control of the Seigneurs of Termes.
The castle is one of the "Five Sons of Carcassonne" along with the castles Quéribus, Puilaurens, Termes, and Aguilar, all situated atop 'unassailable' rocky peaks.
A horse race at the Auteuil Hippodrome has been named after André Boingnères, a notable local race-horse owner and the successful mayor of Termes-d'Armagnac between 1951 and 1976.
de Saussure's notion of concepts as purely differential: "non pas positivement par leur contenu, mais negativement par leurs rapports avec les autres termes du systeme" p. 162; not positively, in terms of their content, but negatively by contrast with other terms in the same system (tr. Harris 83).
Roger de Saint-Lary de Termes (December 10, 1562–July 13, 1646, Paris), nephew of Roger de Saint-Lary de Bellegarde, was a French duke.
Among the board members there are several important people in the Catalan culture: Antoni Maria Badia i Margarit, Oriol Bohigas, Ramon Bastardes, Sebastià Benet, Josep M. Bricall, Max Cahner, Jordi Carbonell, Josep M. Castellet, Alexandre Cirici, Joan Colomines, Xavier Fàbregas (that replaced Joan Triadú), Joaquim Molas, Miquel Porter i Moix, Antoni de Rosselló, Josep Termes, Francesc Vallverdú and Jordi Ventura i Subirats.