fortified town of Banyuls-dels-Aspres

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Le château en bref

Fortified village of the Aspres, Banyuls-dels-Aspres retains remains of its enceinte around the parish church of Sant Andreu, whose apse is formed by a former rectangular tower pierced with arrow slits. The enceinte, probably dating from the 13th century, enclosed a hilltop settlement whose core, roughly 100 metres square, had developed from the 11th century onwards. The lordship, held by the Banyuls family from the 12th century, passed in 1481 to a burgess of Perpignan, Llorenç Paulet.