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El Franco is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, and to the west by Tapia de Casariego, to the south by Castropol and Boal, and to the east by Coaña. El Franco is part of the Comarca Eo Navia.

El Franco
Municipality
Port of Viavelez
Coat of arms
El Franco Location in Spain
Coordinates: 43°33′N 6°52′W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Eo-Navia
Judicial district	Castropol
Capital	La Caridad
Government
• Alcalde	Cecilia Pérez Sánchez (PSOE)
Area
• Total	78.04 km2 (30.13 sq mi)
Highest elevation	899 m (2,949 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	3,830
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	franquino/a
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33746 and del 33756 to 33759
Website	www.elfranco.es

The Porcia and Mazo Rivers pass through the municipality.

History

Artifacts from Neolithic Age book an early settlement of the region. Still today rests of Hill forts, in Arancedo as well as in the neighbouring Coaña and Mohias are visible. In the 18th century the old gold mines which are in use until today were found near the embankment castle of Arancedo. During the Middle Ages El Franco was split in the dioceses by Lugo and Oviedo, the administrative capital was in this time, Castropol. In 1852 the administrative seat was laid to El Franco finally in the Parroquia La Caridad where it is still today.

El Franco is the birthplace of Corín Tellado, one of the world best-selling writers in Spanish language.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1991	4,268	—
1996	4,193	−1.8%
2001	4,123	−1.7%
2004	4,112	−0.3%
2006	4,065	−1.1%
2007	4,015	−1.2%

Economy

At the top of the employees lies the Livestock and Fishery. The milk industry is provided here still with the highest growth, after in the fishing the preventive measures of the EU started to reach. The tourism industry and administrative companies form the second largest position of the employers and the tourism shows the biggest growth of the region. Smaller, commercial companies and production companies are found predominantly in the small industrial parks of the adjoining municipality.

Politics

	PSOE	PP	IU-BA	Others	Total
2003	6	5	0	0	11
2007	6	4	1	0	11

Parishes

• Arancedo
• A Braña
• A Caridá
• Llebredo
• Miudes
• San Xuan de Prendonés
• Valdepares
• Villalmarzo

Points of interest

• La iglesia (Church) de Santa María, built on romanic Basementen finished in the 18th century
• El palacio de Miudes from the 16th century
• El palacio de Fonfría from the 16th century
• El palacio de Jardón
• La torre (Tower) Valdepares

Fiestas and Ferias

• 24. June - San Juan de Prendones in Valdepares.
• 16. July, el Carmen - in Miudes.
• 2. August, Santo Ángel in Viavélez
• from 8. September on: el día de los Remedios

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to El Franco.

• Federación Asturiana de Concejos (in Spanish)
• Guía del Occidente. El Franco (in Spanish)

На других языках

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[de] El Franco

El Franco ist eine Gemeinde in der autonomen Region Asturien, im Norden Spaniens. Die Gemeinde liegt mit ihrem Verwaltungssitz La Caridad im Gerichtsbezirk Castropol. Die höchste Erhebung der Gemeinde ist der „La Penouta“ mit 899 m.

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- [en] El Franco

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[es] El Franco

El Franco es un concejo español de la comunidad autónoma del Principado de Asturias y un lugar de dicho concejo, de la parroquia de Valdepares.

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[ru] Эль-Франко

Эль-Франко (исп. El Franco) — муниципалитет в Испании, входит в провинцию Астурия. Муниципалитет находится в составе района (комарки) Эо-Навия. Занимает площадь 78,04 км². Население — 4046 человек (на 2010 год).

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