Montolieu

Commune in Occitanie, France

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Commune in Occitania, France

Montolieu

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Coordinates: 43°18′36″N 2°12′57″E﻿ / ﻿43.31°N 2.2158°E﻿ / 43.31; 2.2158
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

| 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.fr
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.

## Village of books

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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]

## Population

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Historical populationYear| 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]

## References

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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. ^ a b "Montolieu: The French village dedicated to books". bbc.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
4. ^ a b "This Charming European Town Has Just 821 Residents – and It's Become a Magnet for Book Lovers". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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