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La Massana

The towns of La Massana and Ordino (in the foreground)
viewed from the peak of Casamanya (2740 m)

Flag	Coat of arms

La Massana

Location in Andorra

Country

Andorra

Parishes

La Massana

Villages

Anyós, Arinsal, El Pui, Erts, Escàs, L'Aldosa, Mas de Ribafeta, Pal,
Puiol del Piu, Sispony, Xixerella

Area

• Total

65 km² (25 sq mi)

Highest elevation

2,942 m (9,652 ft)

Lowest elevation

1,134 m (3,720 ft)

Population

(2015)

• Total

10,359

• Density

159.4/km² (413/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

massanenc, massanenca

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

ISO 3166 code

AD-04

Website

Official site: http://www.lamassana.ad/

La Massana (originally La Maçana) is one of the seven parishes of Andorra. It is in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish.

The name Massana derives from the Latin name mattianam for a variety of apple.

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Geography

The La Massana parish is in the northwest of the country and borders with the Ordino parish to the north, with the Ordino and Encamp parishes to the east, with the Andorra la Vella and the Escaldes-Engordany parishes to the south, with France (Ariège department) and Spain to the west.

Ariège, (France)	Ordino	Ordino
Lleida province, (Spain)		Encamp
	La Massana

Lleida province, (Spain)	Andorra la Vella	Escaldes-Engordany

The town of La Massana has an average elevation of 1,248 m (4,094 ft) above sea level.

In the La Massana parish are the highest mountains of Andorra, including:

Coma Pedrosa (42°35′30″N 1°26′37″E / 42.59167°N 1.44361°E / 42.59167; 1.44361 (Pic de Coma Pedrosa)), 2,943 m (9,656 ft) high, the highest mountain of the country; it is in the northwest of the parish near the borders with France and Spain.
Roca Entravessada, 2,928 m (9,606 ft) high
Pic de Medacorba, 2,914 m (9,560 ft) high
Pic de Sanfonts, 2,882 m (9,455 ft) high

The main river in the parish is the Valira del Nord (or Valira d'Ordino) river, one of the two branches that form the Valira river. There are several small lakes in the parish; the main lakes are Estanys Forcats, Estany de Les Truites and Estany Negre.

Population

The parish had a population, in 2015, of 10,359 inhabitants, for a population density of 169.8 persons/km².

Evolution of the population in La Massana

Change in population
1981	1986	1991	1996	2001	2006	2011	2015
2,470	3,229	4,989	5,785	6,375	8,953	9,744	10,359

Villages

There are other villages and hamlets besides the main town of La Massana in the parish:

No.	Town	Population (2015)	Altitude (m)	Notes
1	Aldosa	843	1,296	Also known as L'Aldosa de la Massana. It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino river close to the Ordino parish.
2	Anyós	847	1,307	It is on the left side of the Valira d'Ordino (or Valira del Nord) river and on the right side of the Anyós river, just before the confluence of the rivers.
3	Arinsal	1,620	1,467	It is on the left side of the Arinsal river.
4	Erts	473	1,340	It is at the confluence of the Pal and Arinsal rivers.
5	Escàs	162	1,343	It is on the right side of the Valira d'Ordino river.
6	La Massana	5,371	1,240	The capital of the parish. It is at the confluence of the Valira d'Ordino and Arinsal rivers.
7	Pal	260	1,551	It is along Pal river.
8	Sispony	886	1,315

Economy

A field of tobacco plants in Sispony.

The main economic activity is tourism and the parish is a major tourism destination. In winter, the main activities are skiing, snowboarding, and ski ski biking. The main ski resort, Vallnord, includes the Arinsal and Pal sectors. In summer, the main activities are hiking, climbing, mountain biking and canyoning.

Farming is also an important economic activity in the parish; here tobacco, vegetables (mainly potatoes), and cereals are grown.