Porte Nord
Porte Nord is a city gate in Mont-Louis, Arrondissement of Prades, Occitanie. Porte Nord is situated nearby to the military installation Centre National d’Entraînement Commando, as well as near the government office Direction interdépartementale des Routes Sud-Ouest - CEI de Mont-Louis.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont-Louis Solar Furnace and Église Saint-Louis de Mont-Louis.
Mont-Louis Solar Furnace
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. It provides a thermal power of 50 kW. Mont-Louis Solar Furnace is situated 490 metres southeast of Porte Nord.
Église Saint-Louis de Mont-Louis
Church
Photo: Gmbgreg2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Louis de Mont-Louis is a church, which is situated 450 metres southeast of Porte Nord.
Mont-Louis–La Cabanasse station
Railway station
Photo: Jordi Roqué, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mont-Louis–La Cabanasse is a railway station in Mont-Louis, Pyrenées-Orientales, southern France. Within TER Occitanie, it is part of line 32. Mont-Louis–La Cabanasse station is situated 1 km south of Porte Nord.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Cabanasse and La Llagonne.
La Cabanasse
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
La Cabanasse is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
La Llagonne
Village
Photo: SMP, Public domain.
La Llagonne is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Saint-Pierre-dels-Forcats is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.
Porte Nord
- Type: City gate
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Mont-Louis, Arrondissement of Prades, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
42.51115° or 42° 30′ 40″ northLongitude
2.11792° or 2° 7′ 5″ eastOpen location code
8FJ4G469+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 13093006576OpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gate
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre National d’Entraînement Commando and Direction interdépartementale des Routes Sud-Ouest - CEI de Mont-Louis.
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