Montolieu
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 A general view of Montolieu | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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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 (2023)[2] | 829 |
| • Density | 35.1/km2 (90.8/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.
Village of books
[edit]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
[edit]| 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% |
| 2007 | 760 | −0.42% |
| 2012 | 825 | +1.65% |
| 2017 | 846 | +0.50% |
| 2023 | 829 | −0.34% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- 1 2 "Montolieu: The French village dedicated to books". bbc.com. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- 1 2 "This Charming European Town Has Just 821 Residents – and It's Become a Magnet for Book Lovers". Travel + Leisure. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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