Carcassonne, France
A medieval walled city with about 50 towers, on a hill above the Aude.
Terra Explorer Castles and hilltop monasteries
Drag to rotate · scroll or pinch to zoom
Make this model
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely.
- Region
- France
- Position
- 43.2061, 2.3638
- Area
- 5 × 5 km
- Real elevation
- 93 to 258 m (164 m of relief)
- Printed size
- 150 mm (5.9 in) wide, about 1:33,300
- Heights
- 4× exaggeration
- Elevation data
- Open satellite data (SRTM and others), about 30 m per point
- Suggested color
- Natural
- Group
- Castles and hilltop monasteries
About Carcassonne, France
Carcassonne is a French city in the department of Aude, region of Occitania. It is the prefecture of the department. Inhabited since the Neolithic Period, Carcassonne is located in the plain of the Aude between historic trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognised by the Romans, who occupied its hilltop until the demise of the Western Roman Empire. In the fifth century, the region of Septimania was taken over by the Visigoths, who founded the city of Carcassonne in the newly established Visigothic Kingdom. Its citadel, known as the Cité de Carcassonne, is a medieval fortress dating back to the Gallo-Roman period and restored by the theorist and architect Eugène Viollet-le-Duc between 1853 and 1879.
From Wikipedia: Carcassonne, text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. The article’s history lists its authors.
Questions about Carcassonne, France
Where is Carcassonne?
Carcassonne is in France at 43.2061, 2.3638. The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square around that point.
How high is the terrain in the Carcassonne model?
The land in this model runs from 93 to 258 m (164 m of relief). These are the measured heights, printed 4 times taller so the shape is easy to see.
Can I 3D print Carcassonne?
Yes. Download the free Standard resolution STL and print it on any FDM or resin printer. It is 150 mm wide and about 24.7 mm tall, on a solid 5 mm base, at a scale of about 1:33,300. It also works for CNC carving. Use Customize to change the width, base thickness or height exaggeration, make it round or add a name plate.
How accurate is the Carcassonne model?
It is built from real elevation measurements, not an artist's guess: open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point. The shaded picture on this page is made from the same data.
Is the Carcassonne model free?
The Standard resolution model is free as STL, 3MF, Colored 3MF, OBJ and a 16-bit heightmap. High resolution samples the place about ten times more finely and is a paid upgrade.
What is a Carcassonne terrain model good for?
People use it as a gift, a desk piece, or the base for a tabletop game or diorama.
About this terrain model
Embossify Terra builds Carcassonne, France from real measured elevation, not an artist's guess. Outside the United States the heights come from open satellite and survey data (NASA SRTM, Copernicus and national surveys), about 30 meters per point.
The model covers a 5 by 5 kilometer square centered on 43.2061, 2.3638. It prints 150 mm (5.9 in) wide on a solid base, a scale of about 1:33,300. The heights are exaggerated 4× so the shape is easy to see and feel; you can change that when you customize the model. The sea is flattened to zero, so land stands on a clean base.
New to terrain printing? Read how Terra works. The shaded picture on this page is made by Embossify from the same elevation data.
