Juberri

Juberri or Juverri (Catalan pronunciation: [ʒuˈβɛri]) is a village in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, Andorra, close to the border with Spain. The area has a large tobacco industry and a Neolithic site is nearby.

Juberri
Village
Church of Sant Esteve
Juberri Location in Andorra
Coordinates: 42°26′20″N 1°29′31″E
Country	Andorra
Parish	Sant Julià de Lòria
Elevation	1,803 m (5,915 ft)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	183

Geography

Juberi is located within the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria, in the country of Andorra. It is close to the country's border with Spain, and is at an altitude of 1,281 meters. The Gran Valira flows nearby.^[2]

History

Neolithic archaeological excavations have been made in Juberri since the discovery of artifacts on private property in 1983. A Neolithic site in the area, Feixa del Moro site, dates to between 4,500–3,956 BC. The site features three burials, with one being robbed before its recent discovery.^[3][4]

On 11 October 1937, around 400 people tried to flee Francoist Spain to Andorra through Juberri, but only 115–130 were successful; the remainder were killed or captured.^[5]

The church in Juberri, Sant Esteve de Juberri, was used for the curing of tobacco in the 20th century.^[6] A family in Juberri managed a tobacco smuggling business until the police arrested them in 2016, and a total of €400,000 in fines were imposed on the family.^[7] In 2018, 11 people were arrested in the mountains near Juberri with €21,402 worth of tobacco that they were smuggling.^[8]

Transportation

5,857 bus trips were recorded in Juberri in 2012.^[9] As of 2023, the area's bus service is done by Andbus and contracted through the Sant Julià de Lòria parish.^[10]