Montolieu (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɔljø] ⓘ; Occitan: Montoliu) is a commune in the Aude department of southern France.

Sometimes referred to as the "Village of Books", Montolieu contains fifteen bookshops[as of?

and galleries of painters and sculptors and three photographers' studios[as of?].

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.

[3] He created the association Montolieu Village du Livre and founded the Musée des Arts & Métiers du Livre ("museum of book arts & crafts).