Andorra la Vella is the capital and largest city of

Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ...

. It is located high in the east

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, between France and Spain. It is also the name of the Andorran parish that surrounds the capital. , the city had a population of 22,256, and the urban area, which includes

Escaldes–Engordany Escaldes–Engordany () is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. The Escaldes–Engordany parish was founded in 1978 by being separated from Andorra la Vella. The parish is composed of the areas les Escaldes, Engordany, Els Vilars d'Engordany, E ...

plus satellite villages, has over 40,000 inhabitants. The principal industry is tourism, and the country also earns foreign income from being a

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. It is at an elevation of , and is the highest capital city in Europe. The city shares a border with Spain.

Name

''Andorra la Vella'' means "the city of Andorra", 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'', meaning "city".

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 ''

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'' 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 Val is a historical house in Andorra la Vella, Andorra. It is former 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 Cultura ...

''—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

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

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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 The 2005 Games of the Small States of Europe, or the XIth Games of the Small States of Europe, were held in Andorra la Vella, Andorra from May 30 to June 4, 2005. Andorra la Vella previously hosted the games in 1991. Administration of the games wa ...

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 () 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 Segre, which in turn ...

. 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 () is an Andorran village located in the parish of Andorra la Vella. It is noted for its 12th-century Romanesque bridge, '' Pont de la Margineda'', which is the best preserved and largest such bridge in Andorra, being 33 metres l ...

and Santa Coloma.

Landmarks

The city's old town is characterized by old stone streets and houses. The central ''

Església de Sant Esteve Església de Sant Esteve is a church located on Plaça del Príncep Benlloch in Andorra la Vella, Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eas ...

'' (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, the

Church of Santa Coloma d'Andorra The Church of Santa Coloma d'Andorra () is a church in Santa Coloma, Andorra la Vella Parish, Andorra, and is Andorra's oldest church. It is a heritage property registered in the Cultural Heritage of Andorra. It is dedicated to Columba of Sens, ...

Demographics

Native Andorrans account for only a third (33.3%) of the population, with the plurality being Spaniards (43%), and notable minorities of Portuguese (11%) and Frenchmen (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 is the official language, although Spanish, Portuguese and French are also spoken.

Notable people

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

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movement *

Marc Forné Molné Marc Forné i Molné (; born 30 December 1946) was the prime minister of Andorra from 7 December 1994 to 27 May 2005. After 2 full terms, he was succeeded by Albert Pintat after Pintat won the April 2005 election. He is a lawyer by profession, an ...

(born 1946 in Andorra la Vella) was the Prime Minister of Andorra from 1994 to 2005 * Lluís Claret (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) is an Andorran diplomat, author, and the 13th President of Liberal International. Biography Minoves was educated as an economist (University of Fribourg) and Political Scientist (Yale University). ...

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

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Pere López Agràs Pere López Agràs (born 13 October 1971)P ...

(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 aborti ...

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

Sport

* 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 Antoni "Toni" Besolí Cervellera (born 19 May 1976 in Andorra la Vella) is an Andorran judoka, who competed in the men's middleweight category. Besoli qualified as a lone judoka for the Andorran squad in the Judo at the 2004 Summer Olympics – ...

(born 1976 in Andorra la Vella)

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, who competed in the men's middleweight * Marc Bernaus (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 Sabaté (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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(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 competing in the 2025 Supersport World Championship for the Orelac Racing Verdnatura team. He is son of the former motorcycle racer Xavier Cardelús Maestre. ...

(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 (, ; ) is a public airport owned by the government of Catalonia and hosts general aviation and commercial flights. It is located in the municipality of Montferrer i Castellbò in Catalonia, eastern Spain, and se ...

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

Reus Reus () is the capital of Baix Camp, in Camp de Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain. The area has long been an important producer of wines and spirits, and gained continental significance during the time of the Phylloxera plague. Currently it is known f ...

' airports to Andorra la Vella.

Education

Schooling

Andorra la Vella has 11 schools available (10 public and 1 private), with the French system most deeply layered. The multisystem choice allows families to choose between Catalan-based, Spanish-based and French-based public schooling. Andorra la Vella has a complete educational pipeline, from early childhood to secondary, all available within the parish. All schools are built and maintained by Andorran authorities, but teachers in the French and Spanish schools are paid for the most part by France and Spain.

Public schools by system and age

Andorran Public System

* Escola andorrana Andorra la Vella (2-11 years old) * Escola andorrana de Santa Coloma i del Roc (12-15 years old) * Escola andorrana Andorra la Vella (16-17 years old)

Spanish Public System

* Instituto español María Moliner en La Margineda (12-17 years old) * Colegio español Mare Janer en Santa Coloma (2-15 years old) * Colegio español Sant Ermengol en Andorra la Vella (2-17 years old) *

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 scho ...

(IEA) (12-17 years old)

French Public System

* Ecole maternelle Française d’Andorre la Vieille (2-6 years old) * École élémentaire Française d’Andorre la Vieille (6-10 years old) * École primaire Française Santa Coloma (2-10 years old) * Lycée Française Comte de Foix en Andorra la Vella (11-17 years old)

Private schools

* The British College of Andorra en Andorra la Vella (3-13 years old but is expanding)

Higher Education

Andorra la Vella does not host higher education itself. The

Universitat d'Andorra The University of Andorra (; ) is a public institution of higher education created in 1988, and the first university in Andorra. The university consists of the College of Health and Education Sciences, the College of Business and Technology, and ...

(UdA) is the state public university and is the only university in Andorra, situated in Sant Julià de Lòria (~7 km away)

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'' to ...

, Spain *

Valls Valls () is a city and municipality in the Camp de Tarragona region in Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital of the comarca of Alt Camp. In 2014, it had a population of 24,570. Valls is known for its calçots – a type of scallion or green onio ...

, Spain *

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, France *

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, Serbia

Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities

Andorra la Vella has been part of the

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since 2008, establishing brotherly relations with the following cities: *

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City council of Andorra la Vella

Sant Esteve church in Circulo Romanico page

Santa Coloma Church in Circulo Romanico page
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