ðɪ ˈɔːɹɪdʒˌɪnz ʌv kˈɑːɹkɐsˌɑːn æz ɐ kˈaʊnti pɹˈɑːbəbli ɡˌoʊ bˈæk tə ðə vˌɪsɪɡˈɑːθɪk pˈiəɹɪəd ɪn sˌɛptɪmˈeɪniə, bˌʌt ðə fˈɜːst kˈaʊnt nˈoʊn baɪ nˈeɪm ɪz bˈɛloʊ ʌvðə tˈaɪm ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlɪmˌæɡni.
The origins of Carcassonne as a county probably go back to the Visigothic period in Septimania, but the first count known by name is Bello of the time of Charlemagne.