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Meritxell
Basilica of Our Lady of Meritxell
MeritxellLocation in Andorra
Coordinates: 42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E / 42.55417; 1.59056
Country	Andorra
Parish	Canillo
Population
• Total	75

Meritxell (Catalan pronunciation: [meɾiˈtʃeʎ]) is a village in Andorra, located in the parish of Canillo in the north of the country near the French border. Our Lady of Meritxell is the patron saint of Andorra.

In the village is the Basilica of Our Lady of Meritxell, which replaces the original Romanesque style sanctuary burnt down in a fire in 1972. It houses a replica of the Romanesque carving of the Virgin that was also destroyed in the fire.

References

1. "Department of Statistics, Andorran Government". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2013-08-09.
2. "World Gazetteer World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09.

v t e Villages of Andorra
The villages are listed per parish (parròquia)
Canillo	L'Aldosa de Canillo Canillo El Forn Incles Meritxell Els Plans Prats Ransol Soldeu El Tarter El Vilar
Encamp	Les Bons Encamp El Pas de la Casa Vila
Ordino	Ansalonga Arans La Cortinada Llorts Ordino Segudet El Serrat Sornàs
La Massana	L'Aldosa de la Massana Anyós Arinsal Erts Escàs La Massana Pal Sispony
Andorra la Vella	Andorra la Vella La Margineda Santa Coloma d'Andorra
Sant Julià de Lòria	Aixirivall Aixovall Aubinyà Bixessarri Certers Fontaneda Juberri Llumeneres Nagol Sant Julià de Lòria
Escaldes-Engordany	Escaldes-Engordany

42°33′15″N 1°35′26″E / 42.55417°N 1.59056°E / 42.55417; 1.59056

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