Mont-Louis
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Mont-Louis is a commune
in the Pyrénées-Orientales
department in southern France
.
In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as a UNESCO
World Heritage Site
s, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban
" group.
The Mont-Louis Solar Furnace
, is the world's first solar furnace
, built in 1949, by engineer Felix Trombe
. It is open to visit for practical education on solar energy uses and technologies.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales is a department of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. It also surrounds the tiny Spanish enclave of Llívia, and thus has two distinct borders with Spain.- History :...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
In 2008, the citadel and the city walls of Mont-Louis were listed as a UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
s, as part of the "Fortifications of Vauban
Fortifications of Vauban
Fortifications of Vauban consists of 12 groups of fortified buildings and sites along the western, northern and eastern borders of France. They were designed by Vauban , and were added in 2008 to the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites....
" group.
The Mont-Louis Solar Furnace
Mont-Louis Solar Furnace
The Mont-Louis Solar Furnace is an experimental solar furnace - a solar thermal energy facility that was built in 1949. It was the first facility of its kind in the world, and was a precursor of the Odeillo Solar Furnace...
, is the world's first solar furnace
Solar furnace
A solar furnace is a structure that captures sunlight to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. This is done with a curved mirror that acts as a parabolic reflector, concentrating light onto a focal point...
, built in 1949, by engineer Felix Trombe
Félix Trombe
Felix Trombe was a French engineer.He is best known for his pioneering work in passive solar building design with the Trombe wall, which bears his name.- Mont-Louis Solar Furnace :...
. It is open to visit for practical education on solar energy uses and technologies.
See also
- Communes of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
- Mont-Louis Solar FurnaceMont-Louis Solar FurnaceThe Mont-Louis Solar Furnace is an experimental solar furnace - a solar thermal energy facility that was built in 1949. It was the first facility of its kind in the world, and was a precursor of the Odeillo Solar Furnace...
- Yellow TrainYellow trainThe Ligne de Cerdagne, often called the Yellow Train , is a metre gauge railway that runs from Villefranche-de-Conflent through to Mont-Louis in France. It was started in 1903 and the section to Mont-Louis was completed in 1910, followed by an extension to Latour-de-Carol in 1927.It is long and...
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