Escaldes-Engordany
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  Escaldes-Engordany Location of Escaldes-Engordany within Andorra | |
| Coordinates (Escaldes town): 42°30′32″N 1°32′27″E / 42.50889°N 1.54083°ECoordinates: 42°30′32″N 1°32′27″E / 42.50889°N 1.54083°E | |
| Country | Andorra |
| Parishes | Escaldes-Engordany |
| Villages | Escaldes, Engordany, El Fener, Els Vilars d'Engordany, Engolasters |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Montserrat Capdevila Pallarés |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 14,395 |
| • Density | 479.83/km2 (1,242.8/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | escaldenc, escaldenca |
| Website | Official site |
Escaldes-Engordany (Catalan pronunciation: [əsˈkaldəz əŋɡuɾˈðaɲ]) 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 Vilars d'Engordany, Engolasters, and El Fener. As of 2014 it has a population of 13,634. Notable events include the town's annual jazz festival.[citation needed] It borders four parishes: Encamp to the north and northeast, Sant Julià de Lòria in the southwest, Andorra la Vella in the west, La Massana in the northwest. Also borders Catalonia, Spain in the east, south and southeast.
Post Office[]
Andorra has no post offices of its own. Postal needs are served by Spanish P.O. (Correos Espanyols) or French P.O. (La Poste). 'Las Escaldes' Spanish Andorra Postal Agency opened in January 1928. Spanish Andorra Post Office is currently (2020) located at 6 Carrer del Prat Gran, Les Escaldes, Escaldes-Engordany. Note: There has never been a French Andorra postal agency in Les Escaldes. Postal Code is AD700
Education[]
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The Spanish international primary school Escuela Española de Escaldes serves the community.[1]
Notable people[]
- Pilar Burgués Monserrat (born Escaldes 1958) short story writer
- Antoni Martí (born 1963 in Escaldes-Engordany) architect and politician who was the Prime Minister of Andorra between May 2011 and May 2019.
- Ludmilla Lacueva Canut (born 1971) fiction and non-fiction writer
Sport[]
- brothers Emili Pérez (born 1966) & Xavier Pérez (born 1968) former cyclists, competed at the 1988 & 1992 Summer Olympics
- Xavier Capdevila Romero (born 1976 in Canillo) from Escaldes-Engordany ski mountaineer.
- Joan Vilana Díaz (born 1977 in Escaldes-Engordany) ski mountaineer.
- Ariadna Tudel Cuberes (born 1978 in Escaldes-Engordany) road cyclist and ski mountaineer.
- David Albós (born 1984 in Escaldes-Engordany) professional road racing cyclist.
- Sergi Moreno (born 1987 in Escaldes-Engordany) footballer
- Marc Vales (born 1990 in Les Escaldes) footballer
- Claudia Guri (born 1995 in Escaldes) athlete and former basketball player
References[]
- ^ "Inicio Archived 2015-08-16 at the Wayback Machine." Escuela Española de Escaldes. Retrieved on May 2, 2015. "FITER I ROSSELL, 18 AD700 – ESCALDES-ENGORDANY" - Map[permanent dead link]
External links[]
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