En un regard
Le château en bref
On the heights above Argelès-sur-Mer, at the foot of the Albères, the Tour de Pujols – or Château de Pujol – is a surviving witness to the fortifications that dotted medieval Roussillon. It is said to have been built in the 11th century at the initiative of the Count of Roussillon.
Its ownership was disputed in the mid-12th century between Count Gaufred and Viscount Bérenger of Llupia, who eventually reached an agreement on 7 November 1143. The tower then passed into the possession of the Counts of Barcelona, and subsequently of the Kings of Majorca; on 2 June 1343, during the conquest of the Kingdom of Majorca by Aragon, it held out against the assault at first before falling.
The building is very austere: a tall square tower serving as a keep, set on a base in the form of a truncated pyramid, served by an external stone staircase and later by an internal spiral staircase. Listed as a monument historique since 2 May 1956, the tower is freely accessible from a neighbouring car park, out of respect for the tranquillity of local residents.