 While his novel never specifically mentioned Rennes-le-Château, Brown gave some its key characters related names, such as 'Saunière' and 'Leigh Teabing' (anagrammatically derived from 'Leigh' and 'Baigent').The latter two authors brought (and lost) a plagiarism suit against Brown in 2006.The extraordinary popularity of "The Da Vinci Code" has reignited the interest of tourists, who visit Rennes-le-Château to view the sites associated with Saunière.