El Franco

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El Franco municipality
Town hall of the municipality
Town hall of the municipality
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Coat of arms of El Franco
El Franco (Spain)
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Basic data
Autonomous Community : AsturiasAsturias Asturias
Comarca : Eo-Navia
Coordinates 43 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 33 ′  N , 6 ° 52 ′  W
Height : 899  msnm
Area : 78.04 km²
Residents : 3,796 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density : 48.64 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 33746 33756-33759
Municipality number  ( INE ): 33023
Nearest airport : Asturias airport
administration
Mayor : Cecilia Pérez Sánchez ( PSOE )
Address of the municipal administration: Plaza de España, 3; 33750 La Caridad, Tel .: +34 985 47 86 01 - 985 63 70 30
Website : elfranco.es
Location of the municipality
El Franco Asturies map.svg

El Franco is a municipality in the autonomous region of Asturias , in northern Spain . The municipality is located with its administrative seat La Caridad in the judicial district of Castropol . The highest point of the municipality is the "La Penouta" with 899 m.

location

In the north the municipality is bounded by the Cantabrian Sea , in the south by Boal and Castropol , in the west by Coaña , in the east by Tapia de Casariego .

history

Smaller finds from the Neolithic Age show that the region was settled early. Remains of ramparts from prehistoric times in Arancedo and in neighboring Coaña and Mohias are still visible today.

In the 18th century, old gold mines were found near the Arancedo hill fort , which are still accessible today.

During the Middle Ages, El Franco was divided into the dioceses of Lugo and Oviedo , but the administrative capital at that time was Castropol .

In 1852 the administrative seat of El Franco was finally moved to the Parroquia La Caridad, where it is still today.

geology

land

The subsoil, consisting mainly of limestone and sandstone , with La Penouta (899 m) as the highest elevation, is typical of the entire coastal region with its steep cliffs , bays , meadows and forests.

Waters

The municipality is crossed by the Porcía and the Mazo .

climate

Due to the proximity to the Gulf Stream , the climate here is almost Mediterranean, with warm summers and mild winters; in spring and autumn there are sometimes relatively strong storms.

economy

In the first place of the employees are livestock and fishing . The dairy industry continues to show the highest growth here after the EU protective measures began to take effect in fishing .

The tourism and administration companies form the second largest position of employers, with tourism showing the greatest growth in the region.

Medium-sized trading and production companies can be found predominantly in the smaller industrial parks in the neighboring communities.

Employment figures of the municipality of El Franco in the economic sectors
Employees Percentage
TOTAL 1002 100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing 245 24.45
Industry 96 9.58
Construction industry 175 17.47
Service companies 486 48.50
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, as of 2009. (PDF; 109 kB) sadei.es (Spanish)

Population development

Source: INE graphic processing for Wikipedia

politics

The 11 seats of the municipal council are distributed among the political parties as follows:

Historical development of the distribution of seats in the El Franco municipal council
Political party 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015
PSOE 2 4th 4th 3 4th 3 6th 6th 5 7th
AP / PP 7th 0 0 6th 3 5 4th 3 2
FAC 2 2
IU / IU- BA / IU-BA- Verde / IU-Los Verdes 1 1
UCD / CDS 6th 1 1
CEI-EF 6th 7th
CAS 1
URAS / URAS- PAS 5
Non-party 3
Total 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11

Attractions

  • Santa María Church, built on Romanesque foundations and completed in the 18th century
  • Palacio de Miudes from the 16th century
  • Palacio de Fonfría from the 16th century
  • Palacio de Jardón
  • La torre Valdepares palace

Festivals and Celebrations

  • June 24th - San Juan de Prendones in Valdepares.
  • July 16, el Carmen - in Miudes.
  • August 2nd, Santo Ángel in Viavélez
  • From September 8th: the day de los Remedios

Parroquias

The municipality of El Franco is divided into 8 parroquias :

(Source: INE )

sons and daughters of the town

  • Don José Fernández Montaña (Padre Montaña)
  • D. Enrique Valentín Iglesias García
  • D. Jesús Álvarez Valdés
  • D. Eduardo Jardón Perisé
  • D. Marcelino Fernández Fernández
  • Doña María del Socorro (CORIN TELLADO)
  • as well as the writers Don José García García, Don Jesús Alvarez Valdés, Doña Laura Rodríguez Brañanova and Doña Beatriz Méndez Fernández, Don Vicente Pérez Suárez, Ana Rebollada and Perfecto Rodríguez

(Source: elfranco.net)

Web links

Commons : El Franco  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).
  2. ↑ Information page of the community
  3. ^ Election 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
  4. ↑ Election 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior ( Memento of the original from June 14, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / elecciones.mir.es
  5. ↑ Personajes ilustres ( Spanish ) Ayuntamiento de El Franco. Archived from the original on January 7, 2009. Retrieved March 25, 2019.