MontolieuMontolieu is a commune in the Aude department of southern France.Village of booksSometimes 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.Population