Montolieu
Montolieu (LL- (fra)-T. Le Berre-Montolieu.wav; Montoliu) is a commune in the Aude department of southern France.
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• Name — Montolieu • Commune Status — Commune • Arrondissement — Carcassonne • Canton — La Malepère à la Montagne Noire • Insee — 11253 • Postal Code — 11170 • Mayor — Bernard Lauret • Term — 2020–2026 • Intercommunality — Carcassonne Agglo • Elevation M — 200 • Elevation Min M — 123 • Elevation Max M — 407 • Area Km2 — 23.65 • Website — montolieu-livre.fr
Village of books
Sometimes referred to as the "Village of Books", Montolieu contains fifteen bookshops, mostly specializing in secondhand and antique books. Many artists also live and work in Montolieu, with five workshops and galleries of painters and sculptors and three photographers' studios. 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. He created the association Montolieu Village du Livre and founded the Musée des Arts & Métiers du Livre ("museum of book arts & crafts).
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- 1.data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. Répertoire national des élus: les maires. 13 September 2022.
- 2.Montolieu: The French village dedicated to books. bbc.com.
- 3.This Charming European Town Has Just 821 Residents – and It's Become a Magnet for Book Lovers. Travel + Leisure.
- 4.Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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