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Montolieu | |
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Coordinates: 43°18′36″N 2°12′57″E / 43.31°N 2.2158°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Occitania |
Department | Aude |
Arrondissement | Carcassonne |
Canton | La Malepère à la Montagne Noire |
Intercommunality | Carcassonne Agglo |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Bernard Lauret[1] |
Area 1 | 23.65 km2 (9.13 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 828 |
• Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 11253 /11170 |
Elevation | 123–407 m (404–1,335 ft) (avg. 200 m or 660 ft) |
Website | montolieu-livre |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Montolieu (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɔljø] ; Occitan: Montoliu) is a commune in the Aude department of southern France.
Sometimes referred to as the "Village of Books", Montolieu contains fifteen bookshops[as of?], mostly specializing in secondhand and antique books.[3][4] Many artists also live and work in Montolieu, with five workshops[as of?] and galleries of painters and sculptors and three photographers' studios[as of?]. The commune also contains a cactus garden, the Cactuseraie d'Escaïre-Figue. In 1990, Michel Braibant, a bookbinder in Carcassonne, came up with the idea of a Village of Books in Montolieu, inspired by the Welsh Hay-on-Wye.[3] He created the association Montolieu Village du Livre and founded the Musée des Arts & Métiers du Livre ("museum of book arts & crafts).[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 896 | — |
1975 | 837 | −0.97% |
1982 | 852 | +0.25% |
1990 | 807 | −0.68% |
1999 | 786 | −0.29% |
2009 | 766 | −0.26% |
2014 | 861 | +2.37% |
2020 | 833 | −0.55% |
Source: INSEE[5] |