Foz

This article explains the Spanish community of Foz, for other meanings see Foz (disambiguation) .

Foz parish
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Galicia
Province :	Lugo
Comarca :	A Mariña
Coordinates	43 ° 34 ′  N , 7 ° 15 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 34 ′  N , 7 ° 15 ′  W
Height :	5  msnm
Area :	100.29 km²
Residents :	9,980 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	99.51 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number  ( INE ):	27019
administration
Mayor :	José María García Rivera (PSdeG)
Location of the municipality

Foz is a Spanish village in Galicia on the coast of the Cantabrian Sea between the municipalities of Burela and Barreiros . The municipality covers an area of ​​about 100 km² with 9980 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). Inland, Foz borders on Lourenzá , Mondoñedo , Valadouro , Alfoz and Cervo .

Foz used to be a fishing village. Today tourism is the main industry with many beaches.

Attractions

The former cathedral Basilica of San Martiño de Mondoñedo from the 6th century with paintings from the 14th to 16th centuries is one of the oldest churches in Spain. The fortress of Fazouro dates from the 2nd century BC.

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  The San Martiño Cathedral

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  Remains of the Fazouro fortress

Population development

Source: INE archive - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Web links

Commons : Foz  - 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).