Mont-Louis

Mont-Louis
Citadel of Mont-Louis
Mont-Louis
Administration
Country	France
Region	Languedoc-Roussillon
Department	Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement	Prades
Canton	Mont-Louis
Mayor	Christian Pecout (2001–2008)
Statistics
Elevation	1,516–1,608 m (4,974–5,276 ft) (avg. 1,600 m/5,200 ft)
Land area1	0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Population2	297  (2006)
- Density	762 /km2 (1,970 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	66117/ 66210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 42°30′33″N 2°07′15″E / 42.5091666667°N 2.12083333333°E / 42.5091666667; 2.12083333333

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

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

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

See also

• Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
• Mont-Louis Solar Furnace
• Yellow Train

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Webpage about the fortifications of Mont-Louis

Solar furnace of Mont-Louis