Canillo

Canillo
Plaça de Sant Serni and Carrer Major of Canillo.
Flag Coat of arms
Canillo Location of Canillo town within Andorra
Coordinates (Canillo town): 42°34′00″N 1°36′00″E / 42.56667°N 1.60000°E / 42.56667; 1.60000
Country	Andorra
Parishes	Canillo
Villages	Bordes d'Envalira, El Forn, El Tarter, El Vilar, Els Plans, Incles, L'Aldosa, Meritxell, Molleres, Prats, Ransol, Sant Pere, Soldeu
Government
• Mayor	Enric Casadevall Medrano
Area
• Total	121 km2 (47 sq mi)
Elevation	1,526 m (5,007 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,826
• Density	42.12/km2 (109.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	canillenc, canillenca
Website	Official Tourism Office of Canillo

Canillo (Catalan pronunciation: [kaˈniʎo]) is one of the seven parishes which make up Andorra. Canillo is also the name of the main town of the parish. The parish is considered the religious center of Andorra with the Sanctuary and Chapel of Our Lady of Meritxell, patron saint of Andorra, and contains one of the best-preserved romanesque churches in the Pyrenees, Sant Joan de Caselles. It has a population of 4,826 as of 2011. Despite having a tourist vocation, the parish of Canillo still retains many livestock and agricultural traits. It borders France to the north and east.