La Massana (; originally La Maçana) is one of the seven parishes of the Principality of Andorra. It is located in the northwest of the country. La Massana is also the name of the main town of the parish. The name Massana derives from the Latin name mattianam for a variety of apple.
The parish is extremely mountainous and contains the highest mountain in Andorra, Coma Pedrosa (). Its western side limits with Tor, Pallars municipal term, in the border with Spain.
Geography
thumb|left|180px|View of the [[Parc Natural Comunal de les Valls del Comapedrosa|Valleys of Coma Pedrosa.]]
Physical geography
The parish has an area of , and adjoins the neighbouring parishes of Ordino, Encamp, Escaldes-Engordany, and Andorra la Vella, and also France (Occitanie) and Spain (Catalonia).
Heliports
There are two heliports in the area — one in La Massana town (the Heliport Terra Guindaldes) and one in Arinsal, both providing commercial helicopter services. In addition, there is a heliport in the capital, Andorra la Vella Heliport. There are no scheduled passenger flights to these heliports, but it is possible to book taxi flights from Barcelona, Lleida, Perpignan, or Toulouse airports for fixed prices. There is no airport in Andorra. The nearest one is Andorra–La Seu d'Urgell Airport in Spain around 12 km from the border.
Gondola lifts
There is a gondola lift linking the town of La Massana to Vallnord (Pal-Arinsal sector ski station); it runs throughout the year. There are further gondola lifts within the ski resorts themselves.
Notable people
140px|thumb|Maria Ubach i Font, 2018
- Antoni Garrallà, mayor from 1995 to 2003.
- Siegfried Grabner (born 1975, in Waiern, Carinthia, Austria) is an Austrian professional snowboarder, competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics. He now lives in La Massana.
- Josep Gómes (born 3 December 1985 in La Massana), international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
- Philippe Shangti (born 1983 in Toulouse, France), is a contemporary artist who lives and works in La Massana. He represent the Principality of Andorra at the 58th Venice Biennale with his project "The Future is Now".
- Maria Ubach i Font (born 14 June 1973 in La Massana), former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Andorra.
- Ester Molné Soldevila (born 21 January 1977 in La Massa), current Minister of Justice and Interior
- Roger Vidosa (born 1984 in La Massana), alpine skier, he competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics and at the 2010 Winter Olympics.