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Pas de la Casa

Pas de la Casa is a municipality, parish, or town in Andorra that relies heavily on tourism.

Pas de la Casa is a municipality, parish, or town in Andorra with aliases including Carrer Pas de la Casa and El Pas de la Casa. It relies heavily on tourism, facing challenges from French road closures and landslides that disrupt visitor access from France via key roads like RN-22 and RN-20. Andorran and Encamp authorities provided grants and aid totaling hundreds of thousands of euros to Pas de la Casa businesses affected by RN-20 and RN-22 road disruptions. Pas de la Casa is distinct from but closely linked to the nearby Encamp parish and Comú d’Encamp, which issues local ordinances affecting its businesses.

Key Points

  • Pas de la Casa is a municipality, parish, or town in Andorra with aliases including Carrer Pas de la Casa, El Pas de la Casa.
  • Pas de la Casa relies heavily on tourism, facing challenges from French road closures and landslides that disrupt visitor access from France.
  • Andorran and Encamp authorities provided grants and aid totaling hundreds of thousands of euros to Pas de la Casa businesses affected by RN-20 and RN-22 road disruptions.
  • Pas de la Casa connects via key roads like RN-22 and RN-20 to France, where ongoing public works for embankment stabilization and drainage upgrades cause traffic disruptions.
  • Pas de la Casa is distinct from but closely linked to the nearby Encamp parish and Comú d’Encamp, which issues local ordinances affecting its businesses.

Timeline

  1. Major Emergency Aid Package

    Andorra approved €302,748 in aid for 25 Pas de la Casa businesses affected by three-week RN-20 landslide closure during ski season, including fuel vouchers for French visitors and shuttle funding.

  2. Encamp Aid Disbursement

    Encamp Council disbursed €33,000 in grants and tax rebates to Pas de la Casa firms for losses from RN-20 closure, part of a €1.56 million aid package with applications open until September.

  3. Shuttle Funding During Landslide

    Andorra funded €13,266 to Hife for shuttle buses from L'Hospitalet to Pas de la Casa during RN-20 landslide closure, seeing heavy usage with over 225 daily passengers on average.

  4. Grants for RN-20 Closure Impacts

    Andorra approved €32,907 in grants published in BOPA for four Pas de la Casa businesses impacted by French RN-20 road closure, covering social security reductions and cash flow support.

  5. Andbank Financing for Terrace Compliance

    Andbank launched a special financing line for bars and restaurants in Pas de la Casa to comply with a new terrace ordinance from Comú d’Encamp amid reduced tourism from French access issues.

  6. RN-22 Roadworks Phase Two Begins

    France's Dirso started phase two of RN-22 roadworks near Pas de la Casa, involving embankment stabilization, drainage upgrades, alternating traffic weekdays, narrowed lanes weekends at 30 km/h, and night closures until 10 July as part of a multi-year climate resilience project.

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Also Known As

El Pas de la Casa, Pas de la Casa, carrer Pas de la Casa