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Name of city: El Pas de la Casa
Location: El Pas de la Casa, Andorra.
Area: 17
km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation: 2,080 m (6,820 ft)/ 2,827
m (9,275 ft)
Population (2011): 2,996
El Pas de la Casa is a ski resort (part of
the Grandvalira resort), town, and mountain pass in the Encamp parish of
Andorra, lying on the border with France. Its name literally translates as
"the pass of the house" and refers to the fact that until the early
twentieth century there was only a single shepherd's hut overlooking the pass.
The pass marks the watershed of the Pyrenees, being the only point in Andorra
where water drains into the Atlantic Ocean, and is the source of the Ariège
river. At an elevation of 2,408 metres (7,900 ft) it is one of the highest
points on the European road network. The pass is bypassed by the Envalira
Tunnel.
Street
View of El Pas de la Casa
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