Salses-le-Château

Salses- le -Château (in Catalan Salses ) is a commune with 3155 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) in the department of Pyrénées- Orientales in the Languedoc- Roussillon region, which is primarily known for the Fort of Salses from the early modern period.

For centuries the Roussillon was a disputed border region between France and Spain, which is why a great need for fortifications was. The special feature of the fort in Salses- le -Château is that it marks the transition from the medieval castle to modern fortress.