Mont-Louis
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Coordinates: 42°30′33″N 2°07′15″E / 42.5091666667, 2.12083333333

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Commune of Mont-Louis

Partial view of the Citadel of Mont-Louis

Location
Mont-Louis (France)
Mont-Louis
Administration
Country France
Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Department Pyrénées-Orientales
Arrondissement Prades
Canton Mont-Louis
Mayor Christian Pecout
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 1,516 m–1,608 m
(avg. 1,600 m)
Land area¹ 0.39 km²
Population²
(1999)
270
 - Density 692/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 66117/ 66210
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Mont-Louis (Catalan: Montlluís or el Vilar d'Ovansa) is a commune of the Pyrénées-Orientales département in southwestern France.

In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban" group.

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