Canillo
Canillo | |
|---|---|
Plaça de Sant Serni and Carrer Major of Canillo. | |
| Coordinates (Canillo town): 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.56667°N 1.60000°E | |
| Country | Andorra |
| Parishes | Canillo |
| Villages | Bordes d'Envalira, El Forn, El Tarter, El Vilar, Els Plans, Incles, L'Aldosa, Meritxell, Molleres, Prats, Ransol, Sant Pere, Soldeu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Enric Casadevall Medrano (L'A) |
| Area | |
• Total | 121 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,526 m (5,007 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,826 |
| • Density | 42.12/km2 (109.1/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | canillenc, canillenca |
| Website | Official Tourism Office of Canillo |
Canillo (Catalan pronunciation: [kaˈniʎo]) is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and contains one of the best-preserved romanesque churches in the Pyrenees, Sant Joan de Caselles. It has a population of 4,826 as of 2011. Despite having a tourist vocation, the parish of Canillo still retains many livestock and agricultural traits. It borders France to the north and east.