Salses-le-Château (; ca, Salses) or just Salses is a

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in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern

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/ref> It is located north of the city of Perpignan.

Geography

Salses-le-Château is located in the

canton of La Vallée de l'Agly The canton of La Vallée de l'Agly is an administrative division of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, in southern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Rivesaltes. It ...

and in the

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Government and politics

Mayors

Population

Sites of interest

Fort de Salses The Fort de Salses (also called Forteresse de Salses) is a Catalan fortress in the ''commune'' of Salses-le-Château, situated in the French ''département'' of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is clearly visible from the A9 autoroute as well as th ...

* The Gate of the Catalan Countries is located in Salses.

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