Andorra la Vella
french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the

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of the

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. It is located high in the east

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, between

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and

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. It is also the name of the

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that surrounds the capital. , the city has a population of 22,886, and the urban area, which includes

Escaldes-Engordany Escaldes-Engordany () is one of the 7 parishes of Andorra. The Escaldes-Engordany parish was founded on 14 June 1978 and has the second largest population after Andorra la Vella. The parish is composed of the areas of les Escaldes, Engordany, Els V ...

plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. The principal industry is

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, although the country also earns foreign income from being a

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and brandies are local products. Being at an elevation of , it is the highest capital city in

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and a popular

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Name

''Andorra la Vella'' means "Andorra the Town", to distinguish it from the Principality of Andorra as a whole. Although in Catalan the word ''vella'' (like French ''vieille'') is derived from the Latin word ''vetula'' which means "old", the ''Vella'' here (like French ''ville'' and Catalan ''vila'') is derived from the Latin word ''villa'' and means "town".

History

The site of Andorra la Vella has been settled since prior to the

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—notably by the Andosin tribe from the late

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. The state is one of the ''

Marca Hispanica The Hispanic March or Spanish March ( es, Marca Hispánica, ca, Marca Hispànica, Aragonese and oc, Marca Hispanica, eu, Hispaniako Marka, french: Marche d'Espagne), was a military buffer zone beyond the former province of Septimania, esta ...

'' created and protected by

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in the eighth century as a buffer from the

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settlers in the

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. The settlement of Andorra la Vella has been the principal city of Andorra since 1278 when the French and the Episcopal co-princes agreed to joint suzerainty. Andorra la Vella's old town—the ''

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''—includes streets and buildings dating from this time. Its most notable building is the ''

Casa de la Vall Casa de la Vall is a historical house in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is the headquarters of the General Council of Andorra. It lies just to the southwest of the Andorra National Library. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural H ...

''—constructed in the early sixteenth century—which has been the state's parliamentary house since 1702. Andorra la Vella was, during this period, the capital of a largely isolated and

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state, which retained its independence due to this principle of co-sovereignty. Well into the twentieth century, the area around Andorra la Vella remained largely forgotten. After political turmoil in the 1930s and an attempted coup by

Boris Skossyreff Boris Mikhailovich Skossyreff (russian: Бори́с Миха́йлович Ско́сырев, link=no, translit=Boris Mikhailovich Skosyrev; ca, Borís Mikhàilovitx Skóssirev ; 12 January 1896 – 27 February 1989) was a Russian adventure ...

, an informal democracy developed. In 1993, the country's first constitution formalised this parliamentary

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with executive, legislative, and judicial branches located in Andorra la Vella. During this period, Andorra also developed as a

, resulting in the construction of modern banking offices in Andorra La Vella. The city also developed its skiing facilities, to the extent that Andorra la Vella was Andorra's applicant city for the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the

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. However, Andorra la Vella was not selected by the

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as a candidate city, following the evaluation report of an IOC commission. It also hosted both the 1991 and 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe.

Geography

Andorra la Vella is located in the south west of Andorra, at , at the confluence of two mountain streams, the Valira del Nord (Northern Valira) and the Valira de l'Orient (Eastern Valira), which join to form the

Gran Valira The Gran Valira (, es, Río Valira) is the largest river in Andorra. It flows through the capital, Andorra la Vella, and exits the country in the south near the Spain–Andorra road border crossing. The Gran Valira is a tributary to the Se ...

. It adjoins the urban area of

. The city is at

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Climate

Andorra la Vella has an

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(

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: Cfb), with warm days and cool nights in summer, and chilly to cold, snowy winters. The average annual precipitation is . Temperatures in the city are lowered by the altitude (1,075 metres) compared with lowland areas.

Subdivisions

The parish of Andorra la Vella is divided into the villages of Andorra la Vella itself,

La Margineda La Margineda (, locally: ) is an Andorran village located in the parish of Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella french: Andorre-la-Vieille is the capital of the Principality of Andorra. It is located high in the east Pyrenees, between France a ...

and Santa Coloma.

Landmarks

The city's old town is characterized by old stone streets and houses. The central '' Església de Sant Esteve'' (Saint Stephen) church is part of the area that guidebooks often label as a picturesque part of the city. This was built in a Romanesque style in the eleventh century. As mentioned earlier, the old town also includes the country's historic parliament building. Probably the oldest building in the city is another church, dating from the ninth century, is the Church of Santa Coloma d'Andorra.

Demographics

Native

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account for only a third (33%) of the population, with the plurality being

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(43%), and notable minorities of

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(11%) and French (7%). Most of the inhabitants are

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. There is a high life expectancy of over 80 years.

Culture

The city is the country's cultural centre, with the Government Exhibition Hall acting as a main theatre and museum. The

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outside the parliament building is also the location of a number of events, and the town hosts a music festival every winter.

Languages

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

is the official language, although

and French are also spoken.

Notable people

Roda de premsa consellera Mar Serna - cap de Govern d'Andorra Jaume Bartumeu 01

* Elidà Amigó i Montanya (born 1935 and died 2020 in Andorra la Vella) historian and activist, a leader in Andorra's

women's suffrage Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...

movement *

Marc Forné Molné Marc Forné i Molné (; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 20 February 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the January 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profess ...

(born 1946 in Andorra la Vella) was the Prime Minister of Andorra from 1994 to 2005 *

Lluís Claret Lluís Claret (born 1951 in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran Cello, cellist. He was born in Andorra in 1951 where he began his musical education at the age of 9. In 1964 he moved to Barcelona, won major distinctions at the Conservatory of the Lic ...

(born 1951 in Andorra la Vella), cellist, especially of chamber music * Albert Salvadó (born 1951 in Andorra la Vella and died in 2020), writer and industrial engineer *

Jaume Bartumeu Jaume Bartumeu Cassany, GCIH (; born 10 November 1954) is an Andorran lawyer and politician, who served as the prime minister of Andorra from 2009 to 2011. He was a founding member of the Social Democratic Party (PS) in June 2000, in which he hel ...

GCIH (born 1954) lawyer and politician, who served as head of government from 2009 to 2011 *

Juli Minoves Juli Minoves i Triquell (; born 15 August 1969, in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran diplomat, author, and the 13th President of Liberal International. Biography Minoves was educated as an economist (University of Fribourg) and Political science, ...

(born 1969 in Andorra la Vella) diplomat, author and the 13th President of

Liberal International Liberal International (LI) is a worldwide organization of liberal political parties - a political international. It was founded in Oxford in 1947 and has become the pre-eminent network for liberal parties, aiming to strengthen liberalism around ...

* Pere López Agràs (born 1971 in Andorra la Vella) politician who served as an acting Prime Minister in 2011 *

Vanessa Mendoza Cortés Vanessa Mendoza Cortés (born 1980) is a human rights activist and psychologist from Andorra. She is the president of Stop Violències, an organisation that campaigns against gender-based violence and campaigns for the decriminalisation of abort ...

(born 1980 in Andorra la Vella) psychologist and activist who campaigns for the decriminalisation of abortion

Sport

Andorra national football team - Marc García (001)

* Javier Sánchez (born 1968 in Andorra la Vella) is a former professional tennis player, 1986 to 2000 *

Sophie Dusautoir Bertrand Sophie Dusautoir Bertrand (born 5 June 1972) is an Andorran ski mountaineer. Dusautoir was born in Andorra la Vella. She started ski mountaineering in 2002 and competed first in the ''Cronoescalada Pas de la Casa'' race in 2005. Selected re ...

(born 1972 in Andorra la Vella) ski mountaineer * Toni Besolí (born 1976 in Andorra la Vella)

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, who competed in the men's middleweight *

Marc Bernaus Marc Bernaus Cano (born 2 February 1977) is an Andorran former footballer who played as a left back. Club career Born in Andorra la Vella, Bernaus was a FC Barcelona youth graduate. He could never appear for the first team in La Liga, playing ...

(born 1977 in Andorra la Vella) retired footballer who played as a left back. * Santiago Deu (born 1980) former middle-distance freestyle swimmer, competed

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in Sydney * Meritxell Sabate (born 1980 in Andorra la Vella) former long-distance freestyle swimmer, competed in the

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and

Marta Roure Marta Roure i Besolí (born 16 January 1981) is an Andorran singer and actress. She represented Andorra in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with her song " Jugarem a estimar-nos", earning the eighteenth place in the semifinal. It was the first ...

(born 1981 in Andorra la Vella) singer and actress * Carolina Cerqueda (born 1985 in Andorra la Vella) former sprint freestyle swimmer, competed in the

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* Marc Garcia (born 1988 in Andorra la Vella), commonly known as Chiqui, is an Andorran footballer *

Xavier Cardelús Xavier "Xavi" Cardelús García (born 15 May 1998) is an Andorran motorcycle racer. He is son of the former motorcycle racer Xavier Cardelús Maestre. Career Early career Since 2015 he competes in the FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship. In ...

(born 1998 in Andorra la Vella), is a motorcycle rider, who competes in

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Economy and infrastructure

Andorra la Vella is the country's commercial centre. In the country as a whole, 80% of the

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is derived from the 10 million tourists who visit annually. The city is also the centre for the many

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s and businesses that thrive from its

status. The state is not a member of the

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, but has a customs arrangement with the EU, and uses the

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Transportation

Andorra la Vella has direct access to air transportation with commercial helicopter flights from

Andorra la Vella Heliport Andorra la Vella Heliport is a heliport located in Andorra la Vella, the capital city of the Principality of Andorra. There are two other heliports in Andorra, at La Massana and Arinsal. There are no scheduled passenger flights to these helip ...

, located in the city centre.

Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport ( ca, Aeroport Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell, es, Aeropuerto Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell; ) is a public airport owned by the government of Catalonia and hosts general aviation and commercial flights. It is located in t ...

is located south of the city; it is actually located in

and since July 2015 operates domestic routes to various airports across that country. Nearby airports located in Spain and France provide access to international flights with the nearest airports being

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(156 km away) and

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(160 km away). The largest nearby airports are

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(''Tolosa''),

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and

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. Andorra la Vella does not have a train station, although there are bus shuttle services linking the city to train stations at

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(France) and

in Spain. There are also shuttle buses from Barcelona,

and

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' airports to Andorra la Vella.

Education

The

Instituto Español de Andorra Instituto Español de Andorra (IEA) is a Spanish international school in La Margineda, Andorra la Vella, Andorra, operated by the Spanish Ministry of Education. It serves ''secundaria obligatoria'' (required secondary education, junior high school) ...

(IEA), a Spanish international secondary school, is in

in Andorra la Vella. The Spanish primary school is Escuela Española de Andorra la Vella.

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Andorra la Vella is twinned with the following cities: *

Sant Pol de Mar Sant Pol de Mar () is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Maresme in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the coast between Canet de Mar and Calella. The national highway N-II and a station on the RENFE railway line link ''Sant Pol de Mar'' t ...

, Spain *

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, Spain

Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities

Andorra la Vella is part of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities from 12 October 1982 establishing brotherly relations with the following cities: *

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, Paraguay *

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, Colombia *

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, Argentina *

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, Venezuela *

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, Guatemala *

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, Cuba *

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, Ecuador *

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, Bolivia *

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, Portugal *

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, Spain *

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, Nicaragua *

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, Mexico *

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, Uruguay *

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, Panama *

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, Brazil * San Jose, Costa Rica * San Juan, Puerto Rico *

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, Honduras

Notes

References

External links

City council of Andorra la Vella

Sant Esteve church in Circulo Romanico page

Santa Coloma Church in Circulo Romanico page
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