Thanks to its exceptional period of sunshine, the town of Mountain - Louis possesses the first experimental solar furnace realized in France by the Professor Whirlwind, the Sorbonne.

Built in 1949, in the citadel, transported then in one of the bastions of the city, this laboratory of the solar energy consists of a mirror plan of 140 m2 and a parabolic mirror of 100 m2. The results obtained by the multiple research works allowed the realization of a more important installation in Odeillo

Since July 1-st, 1993, the solar furnace of Mountain - Louis, faithful to its pioneer's tradition in the history of the World Solar energy, entered industrial and craft production, on initiative of a deprived company(society) " Solar furnace Development ".

Conducted tour by an understanding specialist: - a small documentary film - explanation of the functioning of the oven - history of the solar energy - experiences(experiments) of sun concentration by the guest - sun boiler, cuiseurs sun - photophiles, sun lamps - the answers to all your questions - museum and shop of the solar furnace...

Credit and photo: advertising plaque "Mountain - Louis" and plaque advertisement " Solar furnace of Mountain - Louis "