Cabranes

Summary

Cabranes is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. Some Towns of cabranes are: Santolaya, Torazu, Fresnéu, Graméu, Pandenes, Viñón, Niao, Arboleya, etc. It is bordered on the north by Villaviciosa, on the south by Piloña and Nava, on the east by Piloña and Villaviciosa and on the west by Villaviciosa y Nava.

Cabranes
Flag of Cabranes
Coat of arms of Cabranes
Cabranes is located in Spain
Cabranes
Cabranes
Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°25′N 5°24′W / 43.417°N 5.400°W / 43.417; -5.400
Country Spain
Autonomous community Asturias
ProvinceAsturias
ComarcaOviedo
Judicial districtPiloña
CapitalSanta Eulalia
Government
 • AlcaldeAlejandro Vega Riesgo (PSOE)
Area
 • Total38.31 km2 (14.79 sq mi)
Highest elevation
581 m (1,906 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total1,035
 • Density27/km2 (70/sq mi)
Demonymcabraniego/a
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
33310

Toponymy edit

The decree 118/2005 of November 17, 2005, published in the December 2 Boletín Oficial del Principado de Asturias (BOPA; official bulletin of the Principality of Asturias) granted the Asturian forms of the municipal place names official status for all uses. Therefore, the Asturian names are the only ones which can appear on road signs and official maps.

Parishes edit

Art edit

Because the municipality had a great number of 'Indianos', there is a rich civil architecture. Notable among the buildings are the schools of Viñón and Santolaya, and the chalet of Alfonso San Feliz.

There are also many religious buildings, such as the church of San Julián de Viñon, declared an Artistic Historic Monument, in a mixed style of Pre-Roman Asturian and Romanesque. The parish church of Santa Eulalia, from the 15th century, and the church of San Martín el Real, in a mannerist style, are also notable.

Politics edit

The current mayor is Gerardo Fabián (FSA-PSOE).

Local elections
Party/List 1979 1983 1987[2] 1991[2] 1995[2] 1999[2] 2003[2] 2007[2] 2011[3] 2015[4]
FSA-PSOE 3 4 2 4 3 3 6 8 8 7
CD / AP / PP 0 7 7 5 6 4 2 1 0 1
UCD / CDS 8 0 0
URAS 2 1
FAC 1 1
Total 11 11 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Towns edit

References edit

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Dirección General de Política interior
  3. ^ Elecciones Locales 2011
  4. ^ Elecciones Locales 2015

External links edit

  • Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
  • Ayuntamiento de Cabranes (in Spanish)