Lordat, France
10th century
Lacroix-Barrez, France
12th century
Rouet, France
12th century
Roquefixade, France
13th century
Saint-Élix-le-Château, France
1540-1548
Prunières, France
12th century
Sainte-Enimie, France
1420
Montpeyroux, France
14th century
Saint-Saturnin, France
13th century
Senouillac, France
13th century
Agel, France
12th century
Lagarde, France
11th century
Esterre, France
10th century
Roquessels, France
10th century
Launac, France
12th century
Avezan, France
c. 1230
Magrin, France
13th century
Miglos, France
13th century
Salles-la-Source, France
13th century
Saint-Julien-du-Tournel, France
13th century
The Château Royal de Collioure is a massive French royal castle in the town of Collioure, a few kilometers north of the Spanish border. The Château is the juxtaposition of at least four castles. Roussillon was conquered by the Romans around 120 BC and then occupied by the Visigoths from 418. The first mention is about a fortified site in Collioure under siege in 673, by Wamba, king of the Visigoths who lay siege to the “Castellum Caucolibéri” to subdue a rebellion.
In the 12th century, Girard II, the last independent count of the Roussillon, bequeathed his land to Alfons II, King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona. Concerned about the prosperity of Collioure, the kings of Aragon granted privileges and tax exemptions. An annual fair was established, and important works were undertaken in the castle, the port and the town.