Les Escaldes | |
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 Avinguda Charlemany in Les Escaldes | |
  Les Escaldes Location in Andorra | |
| Coordinates:42°30′N1°32′E / 42.500°N 1.533°E /42.500; 1.533 | |
| Country |  Andorra |
| Parish | Escaldes-Engordany |
| Elevation | 1,053 m (3,455 ft) |
Les Escaldes (Catalan pronunciation:[lezesˈkaldes]) orEscaldes is an urban area inEscaldes-Engordany parish,Andorra. It is located near the nation's capital,Andorra la Vella.
The nameLes Escaldes comes from the presence of numeroushot springs, which produce highlysulphurous and nitrogenous waters at temperatures between 22 and 66 °C (72 and 151 °F).[1] The hot springs were known by the Romans who used them for medical purposes.[1]
There was a textile industry from the Middle Ages, producing woven fabrics and umbrellas in several guilds. The area is also known for its traditional dance, the Santa Anna.[1]
In the 1800s some proposed establishing baths to take advantage of the natural hot springs, but there was resistance from the government of Les Escaldes, possibly for fear that visitors to the hot springs would bring diseases to Andorra.[2]
Nowadays Les Escaldes is home to the spa resortCaldea.
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The Spanish international primary school Escuela Española de Escaldes serves the community.[3]
| Climate data for Les Escaldes | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15 (59) | 17 (63) | 20 (68) | 25 (77) | 29 (84) | 36 (97) | 35 (95) | 33 (91) | 31 (88) | 27 (81) | 20 (68) | 13 (55) | 36 (97) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6 (43) | 7 (45) | 12 (54) | 14 (57) | 17 (63) | 23 (73) | 26 (79) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 16 (61) | 10 (50) | 6 (43) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1 (30) | −1 (30) | 2 (36) | 4 (39) | 6 (43) | 10 (50) | 12 (54) | 12 (54) | 10 (50) | 6 (43) | 2 (36) | −1 (30) | 5.1 (41.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13 (9) | −18 (0) | −9 (16) | −4 (25) | 0 (32) | 2 (36) | 5 (41) | 4 (39) | 2 (36) | −5 (23) | −5 (23) | −11 (12) | −18 (0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) | 37 (1.5) | 46 (1.8) | 63 (2.5) | 105 (4.1) | 69 (2.7) | 65 (2.6) | 98 (3.9) | 81 (3.2) | 73 (2.9) | 68 (2.7) | 69 (2.7) | 808 (31.8) |
| Source: BBC Weather[4] | |||||||||||||
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The villages are listed perparish (parròquia) | ||
| Canillo |  | |
| Encamp | ||
| Ordino | ||
| La Massana | ||
| Andorra la Vella | ||
| Sant Julià de Lòria | ||
| Escaldes-Engordany | ||
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