Avilés

Avilés municipality
	Avilés Town Hall
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Avilés
Coordinates	43 ° 33 ′ N , 5 ° 56 ′ W Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′ N , 5 ° 56 ′ W
Height :	-139 msnm
Area :	27 km²
Residents :	78,182 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	2,895.63 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33400 -33403
Municipality number ( INE ):	33004
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 15.4 km
administration
Mayoress :	Mariví Monteserín ( PSOE ) (since 2015)
Address of the municipal administration:	Plaza de España 1, 33402 Avilés
Website :	ayto-aviles.es
Location of the municipality

Avilés [ aβiˈles ] is the third largest city in Asturias .

At the mouth of the Alvares , the estuary of Avilés (Ría de Avilés), west of the Cape Rock, there is an important seaport and an industrial area. There are several well-known beaches in the city.

geography

The municipality of Avilés is divided into six parroquias :

Neighboring municipalities of Avilés are La Carriona, Llaranes, Miranda, San Cristóbal and Villalegre.

climate

Avilés has an Atlantic climate. In summer there is a lot of sun, but also a lot of rain, while the winters are rather cold. During winter there can be occasional snowfall on the coasts. Compared to most other Spanish regions, Asturias has a lot of rainfall. The bathing season on the Cantabrian Sea usually ends at the end of September / beginning of October, depending on the weather, with the beach staff (lifeguards, rescue and security services) usually only on duty until mid-September.

history

The discovery of two axes is the only evidence that there was already a human population here in prehistoric times. The name of the city goes back to the name of a Roman professor: Abilius . The oldest, best-known document is a tender for two churches from the Asturian King Alfonso III. from the year 905. In the Middle Ages, this was one of the most important ports in the Bay of Biscay , which was mainly used for trade with France. During this time there were two parts of the city: a fishing district called Sabugo and an aristocratic center called La Villa . The districts were separated from each other by a river. Part of the river mouth was straightened in the 19th century to enable the two parts of the city to be connected. After that, the city expanded beyond the city wall, which has since been torn down. In the 20th century, the city grew very quickly due to the settlement of heavy industry in the region. Nowadays people are trying to establish new industries here, as Asturias as a mining region no longer has a future and alternative jobs have to be created.

Population development

Avilés Market (Hermanos Orbón)

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España - graphic processing for Wikipedia

architecture

Centro Niemeyer

Sights include the churches of Santo Tomás de Canterbury and San Nicolás de Bari (both from the 13th century). The names indicate the influence of trade in the Middle Ages. The grave chapel of Los Alas dates from the 14th century .

Civil monuments are the baroque palace Camposagrado and the Oscar Niemeyer cultural center, which opened in 2011 .

S. Tomás de Cantorbery

Church of San Nicolás de Bari

Galiana Street (Avilés)

Carlos Lobo Square

Regular events

Inter-Celtic Festival: The Inter-Celtic Festival is the city's largest cultural event. It is a concert of Celtic music that is attended not only by locals, but also by British and Irish people.
Antroxu: Carnival event
Bollu Festival : Bollu is a traditional pastry from the region
St. Agustin Festival:

politics

After the elections since 1979, the 25 seats of the municipal council have been distributed as follows:

Distribution of seats in the Aviles parish council
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	10	17th	10	12	9	12	10	11	10	8th
PP		6th	5	7th	11	8th	10	8th	6th	6th
IU	4th	2	4th	5	5	4th	4th	2	3	3
UCD / CDS	11		6th	1
URAS / URAS- PAS						1
ASIA							1	4th
FAC									6th
Somos Aviles										5
C's										2
Ganemos										1
Total	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th	25th

economy

**Employment figures in the municipality of Avilés in individual economic sectors**
	Employees	proportion of
TOTAL	29,583	100%
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	413	1.40%
Industry	5,787	19.56%
Construction industry	3,479	11.76%
Service companies	19,904	67.28%
Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 115 kB), SADEI