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L'Escala
Municipality
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Flag of L'Escala
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Coat of arms of L'Escala
Coat of arms
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L'Escala is located in Province of Girona
L'Escala
L'Escala
Location in Province of Girona
L'Escala is located in Spain
L'Escala
L'Escala
Location in Spain
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Catalonia
Province Girona
Comarca Alt Empordà
Area
 • Total 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total 10,417
 • Density 639.1/km2 (1,655/sq mi)
Demonym(s) escalenc/escalenca
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
17130

L'Escala (Catalan pronunciation: [ləsˈkalə]) is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, located between the southern end of the Gulf of Roses and Cala (bay) Montgó. It is an important fishing port and tourist centre, and has a festival dedicated to its famous anchovies. The GE-513 road runs inland from the town.

The Alfolí de la Sal, also known as the Pòsit Vell, is a seventeenth-century warehouse formerly used to store the salt necessary to preserve fish landed at the port: it is now a protected historic-artistic monument. The ruins of Empúries are located on the territory of the municipality, with Phoenician and Roman remains dating from 580 BC.

L'Escala is the village of Víctor Català (pseudonym of Caterina Albert, 1869-1966) a famous novelist.

The GR 92 long distance footpath, which roughly follows the length of the Mediterranean coast of Spain, passes through L'Escala on its stage between Sant Martí d'Empúries and Torroella de Montgrí.

Demography

1900 1930 1950 1970 1986 2001 2009
2515 2462 2475 3117 4721 5823 10.140

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: La Escala para niños

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