Mont-Louis | |
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 An aerial view of Mont-Louis | |
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Location of Mont-Louis  | |
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| Coordinates:42°30′33″N2°07′15″E / 42.5092°N 2.1208°E /42.5092; 2.1208 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Occitania |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Arrondissement | Prades |
| Canton | Les Pyrénées catalanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Joëlle Cordelette[1] |
Area 1 | 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 150 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (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. | |
Mont-Louis (French pronunciation:[mɔ̃lwi]ⓘ;Catalan:Montlluís orel Vilar d'Ovansa) is acommune in thePyrénées-Orientalesdepartment in southernFrance.[3]
Mont-Louis is located in thecanton of Les Pyrénées catalanes and in thearrondissement of Prades.Mont-Louis-La Cabanasse station has rail connections to Villefranche-de-Conflent and Latour-de-Carol.
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| Mayor | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Aldebert[4] | c. 1815 | ? |
| Christian Pécout | 2001 | 2002 |
| Jean-Michel Larmet | 2002 | 2010 |
| Pierrette Cordelette | 2010 |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 391 | — |
| 1975 | 250 | −6.19% |
| 1982 | 239 | −0.64% |
| 1990 | 200 | −2.20% |
| 1999 | 270 | +3.39% |
| 2007 | 284 | +0.63% |
| 2012 | 185 | −8.22% |
| 2017 | 152 | −3.85% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as part of theFortifications of Vauban UNESCO World Heritage Site, because of its outstanding engineering and testimony to the development of military architecture in the 17th through 19th centuries.[6]
TheMont-Louis Solar Furnace, is the world's firstsolar furnace, built in 1949, by engineerFélix 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 theNational Commando Training Center (French Army) which trains elite French troops and some foreign ones[example needed] in the usage ofcommando techniques and for enduring heavy physical and mental stress in combat situations. Nevertheless, some places of the citadel, like the "Puits de Forçats",[7] can also be visited, being accompanied by a local guide.
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