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Le château en bref
The redoubt known as "Louis XIV" stretches across the communes of Biriatou and Urrugne, near the Bidassoa. Despite its popular name, the Mérimée record dates it to the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century, with 1813 as the retained year of construction. It recalls the Franco-Spanish War of 1793–1795 and the defence of the frontier by Marshal Soult against the British army in 1813. Listed as a monument historique on 18 November 1997, it is privately owned. It should be noted that the reference Mérimée record (PA64000013) is attached to Biriatou, whilst the identifier PA64000015 appears on the Urrugne side: the identification of the two entries remains to be confirmed.