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The ruins of Évol Castle, in Olette (Pyrénées-Orientales), occupy a site in the Haut Conflent whose villa was granted in 957 by Count Seniofred to the monastery of Ripoll. The castle, built in the 13th century, first appears in the written sources in the 14th century, and Évol was raised to a viscounty in 1314 by James I of Majorca. The complex formed a quadrilateral flanked by four round towers, with residential buildings of which remains survive and an entrance to the south. Privately owned, the site has been listed as a monument historique since 5 October 1982.