Mont-Louis

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Mont-Louis is a fortified town in the French Pyrenees renowned for its well-preserved 17th-century military architecture designed by the engineer Vauban.

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Mont-Louis canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Vauban fortification
commune of France
fortified town
administrativeStatus commune
architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban
climate mountain climate
constructionStartDate 1679
coordinateSystem WGS84
country France
elevation about 1600 metres
one of the highest fortified towns in France
hasFortificationFeature bastions
covered way
ditch
glacis
ramparts
hasFortificationType bastioned fortress
hasOfficialLanguage French
hasPart citadel of Mont-Louis
lower town
hasRegionalLanguage Catalan
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageStatus remarkable site of military architecture
inception 17th century
isPartOf historical province of Roussillon
locatedIn Cerdagne
French Pyrenees
linked to: Pyrenees

Occitanie
Pyrénées-Orientales
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Andorra
Font-Romeu
Spanish border
locatedOnTransportRoute N116 road
namedAfter Louis XIV of France
notableFor Vauban-style fortifications
strategic position controlling access to Cerdagne
well-preserved 17th-century military architecture
partOf Fortifications of Vauban
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
tourismType cultural tourism
military heritage tourism
mountain tourism
usedFor defence of the French–Spanish border
military garrison

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Conflent containsTown Mont-Louis
Alta Cerdanya containsTown Mont-Louis