Illas (Asturias)

Illas parish
Town hall of the municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Asturias
Comarca :	Avilés
Coordinates	43 ° 30 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′  N , 5 ° 58 ′  W
Height :	165  msnm
Area :	25.51 km²
Residents :	1,014 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	39.75 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	33411
Municipality number  ( INE ):	33030
Nearest airport :	Asturias Airport 16.4 km
administration
Mayor :	Alberto Tirador ( IU )
Address of the municipal administration:	C / Callezuela nº1, 33411 Illas, Tel .: [phone]
Website :	ayto-illas.es
Location of the municipality

Illas is a concejo of the Autonomous Region of Asturias . (In Asturias and Galicia, the Concejos correspond to the Municipios in the rest of Spain.) It borders on Castrillón and Corvera to the north, Las Regueras and Llanera to the south, Corvera and Llanera to the east and Candamo to the west .

The main town, Callezuela, is a village with about 130 inhabitants.

history

The settlement of the region began as early as prehistoric times with a key function for the entire Asturias, as evidenced by finds from La Reigada ( necropolis ) and el Cerru de la Peña.
in the year 900 Illas was first mentioned in a document, under Alfonso III. an ecclesiastical "charter" was deposited in Oviedo .

coat of arms

• top left: the coat of arms of Avilés , to which it used to belong
• top right: the seal of kings Juan I and Juan II, who gave the city city rights
• bottom left: the coat of arms of those of Valdés
• bottom right: the coat of arms of the former owners

geography

Limestone and slate are the dominant rock formations that can be clearly seen in the mountain ranges of the Sierra Tabornedo that border to the south . The Rio Villa Terejo and several of its smaller tributaries cross the Parroquia.

Transport links

The nearest airport in Oviedo is 37 km from Illas. Coming from Aviles on the AS-237 there is a dedicated Callezuela exit. FEVE stops are in every location.

politics

The distribution of seats in the municipal council is:

Distribution of seats in the Illas municipal council
Political party	1979	1983	1987	1991	1995	1999	2003	2007	2011	2015
PSOE	1	2	3	3	2	1	1	1
CD / AP / PP	4th	6th	4th	4th	6th	3	2	3	1	2
PCE / IU - BA	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4th	8th	7th
UCD / CDS	3	0	1	1
URAS / URAS - PAS						4th	4th	1
Total	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

economy

Employment figures of the municipality of Grandas de Illas in the economic sectors

	Employees	Percentage
TOTAL	147	100
Agriculture, livestock and fishing	41	27.89
Industry	14th	9.52
Construction industry	10	6.80
Service companies	82	55.78
* Data from the Statistical Office for Economic Development in Asturias, status 2009 (PDF; 109 kB) , SADEI

Population development

Source: INE - graphic processing for Wikipedia

Parroquias

Illas is divided into 3 parroquias:

• Illas
• Peral
• villa

Attractions

• Several old, partly still in operation water mills on the Ruta des Molinos in an impressive landscape.
• Church of San Julián in Illas, by King Alsons III. Church founded in 903.
• San Jorge Church in La Peral, built in 1936, rebuilt after a fire. The high altar comes from the Church of San Nicolás de Bari (Avilés).
• Many chapels in different architectural styles can be seen in the region.

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. ↑ 2011 Spanish Ministry of the Interior
4. ↑ 2015 Spanish Ministry of the Interior  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Illas  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Information about Illas on the website of the Federación Asturiana de Concejos (span.)
• Information about Illas in the Vivirasturias portal (span.)