Avión is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1,910 (2016)[1] and an area of 121 km².[3]
Avión | |
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Location in Galicia | |
![]() ![]() Avión Location in Galicia | |
Coordinates: 42°23′18″N 8°16′22″W | |
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Comarca | O Ribeiro |
Government | |
• Mayor | Antonio Montero Fernández (People's Party) |
Area | |
• Total | 120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi) |
Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,806 |
• Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
INE municipality code | 32004 |
Website | concelloavion |
The town is the summer retreat of Spanish-Mexican millionaire Olegario Vázquez Raña who has hosted Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim there several times, and of other wealthy Mexicans who own summer homes there.[4]
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