Sant Julià de Lòria

Sant Julià de Lòria is one of the parishes of Andorra.  It is the most southern parish of the country. Sant Julià de Lòria is also the name of the main town of the parish.  The University of Andorra is in the parish.

Geography
The parish has an altitude of ; the town of Sant Julià de Lòria is at  high, the lowest settlement in Andorra. The Valira river (or Gran Valira), the biggest river in the country, flows through the parish.

Sant Julià de Lòria borders with the Andorra la Vella parish to the north, with the Escaldes-Engordany parish to the northeast and with Spain to the east, south and west.

The highest mountain in the parish is Pic Negre Norte () with an elevation of  above sea level; it is on the border with the Escaldes-Engordany parish.

Population
The parish had a population, in 2015 of 9,379 inhabitants, for a population density of  persons/km².

Evolution of the population in Sant Julià de Lòria

Villages
There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of Sant Julià de Lòria in the parish:

No.  Town  Population(2015)  Altitude(m)  Notes 1  Aixirivall  851  1,148  Old names: Xirovall, Anxirivall.It is on the left side of the Valira river. 2  Aixovall  94  1,160  Old names: Xovall, Eixovall.It is on the right side of the Valira river, at the confluence with the Aós river (Riu d'Os). 3  Auvinyà  216  1,176  Other name: Aubinyà.It is on the left side of the Valira river. 4  Bixessarri  47  1,180  Other name: Vixissarri.It is on the left side of the Aós (or Bixessarri) river. 5  Certés  74  1,315  Other name: Serters.It is on the right side of the Serters river, a left tributary of the Valira river. 6  Fontaneda  110   It is along the Fontaneda river, a right tributary of the Valira river. 7  Juberri  196  1,281  Other name: Juverri.It is on the left side of the Valira river. 8  Llumeneres  3  1,176  It is on the left side of the Llumeneres river, a left tributary of the Valira river. 9  Nagol  59  1,176  Old name: Nagual.It is on the right side of the Serters (or Certers) river, a left tributary of the Valira river. 10  Sant Julià de Lòria  7,729  908  The capital of the parish.

Sites of interest
 Església de Sant Serni de Nagol  is a church built in the 11th century.
 Església de Sant Miquel de Fontaneda is a church in Fontaneda, built in the 11-12th century.
 Santuari de la Mar de Déu de Canòlic ("Mother of God of Canòlic Sanctuary"); the Mother of God of Canòlic is the patron saint of the Sant Julià de Lòria parish.
 La Rabassa, a cross-country skiing station; here there is also a park, Naturlandia.
 Museu del Tabac ("Tobacco Museum"), an old tobacco factory that is now a museum.

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References

Category:Parishes of Andorra