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Commune in Occitanie, France






























































Mont-Louis
Commune

An aerial view of Mont-Louis
An aerial view of Mont-Louis


Coat of arms of Mont-Louis
Coat of arms


Mont-Louis is located in France

Mont-Louis

Mont-Louis





Location within Occitanie region


Mont-Louis is located in Occitanie

Mont-Louis

Mont-Louis





Coordinates: 42°30′33″N 2°07′15″E / 42.5092°N 2.1208°E / 42.5092; 2.1208Coordinates: 42°30′33″N 2°07′15″E / 42.5092°N 2.1208°E / 42.5092; 2.1208
Country France
Region Occitanie
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Les Pyrénées catalanes
Government
 • Mayor .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}
(2001–2008)
Christian Pecout
Area1
0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population (2006)2
297
 • Density 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)

INSEE/Postal code
66117 /66210
Elevation 1,516–1,608 m (4,974–5,276 ft)
(avg. 1,600 m or 5,200 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Mont-Louis (Catalan: Montlluís or el Vilar d'Ovansa) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.




Contents






  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Government and politics


    • 2.1 Mayors




  • 3 Population


  • 4 Sites of interest


  • 5 Notable people


  • 6 See also


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





Geography[edit]


Mont-Louis is located in the canton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in the arrondissement of Prades.




Map of Mont-Louis and its surrounding communes



Government and politics[edit]



Mayors[edit]




Signature of mayor Michel Aldebert in 1815






































Mayor
Term start
Term end



Michel Aldebert[1]
c. 1815
?



Christian Pécout
2001
2002
Jean-Michel Larmet
2002
2010
Pierrette Cordelette
2010



Population[edit]




Population 1962-2008



Sites of interest[edit]





Solar furnace of Mont-Louis


In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Site.


The Mont-Louis Solar Furnace, is the world's first solar furnace, built in 1949, by engineer Félix Trombe. It is open to visit for practical education on solar energy uses and technologies.


The citadel has been hosting for more than half a century the Centre national d'entraînement commando [fr] (French Army) which trains elite French troops and some foreign ones in the usage of commando techniques and for enduring heavy physical and mental stress in combat situations. Nevertheless, some places of the citadel, like the "Puits de Forçats",[2] can also be visited, being accompanied by a local guide.



Notable people[edit]




  • Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), military engineer who conceived and directed the construction of Mont-Louis.


  • Pedro Étienne Solère (1753–1817), classical clarinetist


  • Jean Gilles (1904-1961), French Army general who died in Mont-Louis.



See also[edit]



  • Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

  • Mont-Louis Solar Furnace

  • Ligne de Cerdagne



References[edit]


  • INSEE commune file




  1. ^ (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Mont-Louis, le 15 juin 1815, 16 january 2014


  2. ^ See § Lieux et monuments [fr] in the French page.




External links[edit]


  • Webpage about the fortifications of Mont-Louis

















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