L'Escala

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L'Escala

Province	Girona
Comarca	Alt Empordà
Population (2001)	5823
Area	16.41 km²
Population density (2001)	355 /km²
Elevation	14 m
Demonym	n/a
[[Alt Empordà]]

L'Escala is a municipality in the comarca of the Alt Empordà in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated on the Costa Brava, at the southern end of the Gulf of Roses, and 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 Phoenicean and Roman remains dating from 580 BC.

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

[edit] References

Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 (Spanish). ISBN 84-87135-02-1 (Catalan).

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Agullana \| Albanyà \| L'Armentera \| Avinyonet de Puigventós \| Biure \| Boadella d'Empordà \| Borrassà \| Bàscara \| Cabanelles \| Cabanes \| Cadaqués \| Cantallops \| Capmany \| Castelló d'Empúries \| Cistella \| Colera \| Darnius \| L'Escala \| Espolla \| El Far d'Empordà \| Figueres \| Fortià \| Garriguella \| Garrigàs \| La Jonquera \| Lladó \| Llançà \| Llers \| Masarac \| Maçanet de Cabrenys \| Mollet de Peralada \| Navata \| Ordis \| Palau de Santa Eulàlia \| Palau-saverdera \| Pau \| Pedret i Marzà \| Peralada \| Pont de Molins \| Pontós \| El Port de la Selva \| Portbou \| Rabós \| Riumors \| Roses \| Sant Climent Sescebes \| Sant Llorenç de la Muga \| Sant Miquel de Fluvià \| Sant Mori \| Sant Pere Pescador \| Santa Llogaia d'Àlguema \| Saus \| La Selva de Mar \| Siurana \| Terrades \| Torroella de Fluvià \| La Vajol \| Ventalló \| Vila-sacra \| Vilabertran \| Viladamat \| Vilafant \| Vilajuïga \| Vilamacolum \| Vilamalla \| Vilamaniscle \| Vilanant \| Vilaür