6 1 ) ▁at ▁an ▁unknown ▁date . ▁ ▁Phys ician ▁and ▁Encyclop é dis te ▁Jean - Jose ph ▁Men ure t ▁( 1 7 3 9 – 1 8 1 5 ) ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mont é lim ar ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁The ▁local ▁n oug at ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 ▁dess ert s ▁of ▁Prov ence ▁and ▁highly ▁appreciated ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁Mont el imar ▁n oug at ▁is ▁mentioned ▁in ▁the ▁opening ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁Beat les ' ▁" S av oy ▁Tru ff le " ▁from ▁The ▁White ▁Album . ▁Tra v ellers ▁used ▁to ▁buy ▁n oug at ▁de ▁Mont é lim ar ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁France ▁( or ▁when ▁returning ) ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁Rh ône ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁primary ▁route ▁N 7 . ▁Since ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁A 7 ▁autor oute , ▁many ▁n oug at ▁fact ories ▁have ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁close ▁as ▁tour ists ▁no ▁longer ▁stop ▁in ▁Mont é lim ar ▁but ▁by pass ▁it ▁instead . ▁ ▁Cl imate ▁Mont é lim ar ▁has ▁a ▁hum id ▁subt rop ical ▁climate ▁( C fa ) ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Kö ppen ▁climate ▁classification . ▁ ▁International ▁relations ▁Mont é lim ar ▁is ▁tw inned ▁with : ▁▁ ▁Mol let ▁del ▁Vall ès , ▁Spain ▁ ▁N abe ul , ▁Tun is ia ▁ ▁R ac ine , ▁United ▁States ▁ ▁Rav ens burg , ▁Germany ▁ ▁Rh ond