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Le château en bref
Château d'Arsa, or Arsà, stands at the hamlet of the same name in the commune of Sournia, in the Fenouillèdes (Pyrénées-Orientales). This former medieval fortified house, mentioned as castrum Arsan as early as 1142, occupies a granite spur above the hamlet. It is now reduced to ruins: a keep still standing, one corner of the seigneurial residence and part of the polygonal enceinte of the lower bailey. In the 14th century, the château was given over to marauders, in the same way as that of Sèquerre. The heritage diagnosis of the intercommunal PLUi, carried out in 2020, still lists these remains among the elements of local heritage. No protection under the monuments historiques designation is known. The site is privately owned and visible from the outside; it should not be confused with the nearby chapel of Saint-Laurent d'Arsa, nor with the former château of the village of Sournia, known as Lo Castellàs.