Fayón

Fayón municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Zaragoza
Comarca :	Bajo Aragon-Caspe
Coordinates	41 ° 14 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 41 ° 14 ′  N , 0 ° 20 ′  E
Height :	92  msnm
Area :	67.19 km²
Residents :	379 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	5.64 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	50795
Municipality number  ( INE ):	50105
administration
Mayor :	José Arbones Vicente ( PP )

The hermitage of Sant Jordi

Fayón ( Catalan : Faió ) is a Spanish municipality in the province of Zaragoza in the Autonomous Region of Aragón . It is located in the Comarca Bajo Aragón-Caspe in the predominantly Catalan-speaking area of ​​the Franja de Aragón west of the confluence of the Rio Matarraña in the Ebro in the Sierra de Mequinenza. On January 1, 2019, the community had 379 inhabitants.

history

Historically, the community is assigned to the Matarraña further south . The parish belonged to the diocese of Lleida until 1955 , since then it has been part of the archdiocese of Saragossa . The old place went down in 1967 in a reservoir of the Ebro ( Pantà de Riba-roja ) and was rebuilt higher up.

Economy and Transport

The railway line from Zaragoza to Móra la Nova (Mora la Nueva) runs south of Fayón .

Attractions

• The hermitage of Sant Jordi, built around 1652 and enlarged in 1833
• Tower of the Sant Joan Evangelista church, which was submerged in the reservoir
• Old bridge over the Rio Matarraña on the border between Aragon and Catalonia

Web links

Commons : Fayón  - 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).