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Aixirivall
Village in Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aixirivall (Catalan pronunciation: [ajʃiɾiˈβaʎ]) is a village in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra. First mentioned in 1176, the village is host to the Romanesque church Església de Sant Pere d'Aixirivall and an ethnology collection with over 1,000 objects. Beautification campaigns in the 2020s resulted in the roads being paved and roads leading to the village being stabilized.
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Geography
Aixirivall is located within the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, in the country of Andorra. It is 1,148 meters above sea level and the Gran Valira flows nearby.[1]
History
The first documented mention of Aixirivall was in 1176. The Romanesque church Església de Sant Pere d'Aixirivall is located within the village.[1] An ethnology collection was installed in the village in 1957, and grew to hold over 1,000 objects before being moved into the town hall at a cost of €150,000 in 2021.[2]
€123,255 were spent on paving the roads in Aixirivall as part of a beautification campaign in 2022.[3] €208,255 were spent to stabilize the roads leading to Aixirivall in 2022.[4] The drinking water tanks in the village will be connected to those in the town of Sant Julià de Lòria by 2027.[5]
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Demographics
The population of the village rose from 776 in 2010, to 1,064 in 2024.[6]
Transportation
A section of the CG-1 main road passes through the village.[7] 14,184 passengers were recorded on the bus trips to Aixirivall in 2012.[8] As of 2023, the area's bus service is done by Andbus and contracted through the Sant Julià de Lòria parish.[9]
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