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El Franco

Municipality in Asturias, Spain

Field	Value
name	El Franco
settlement_type	Municipality
official_name
native_name
image_skyline	Víavélez 054.jpg
image_caption	Port of El Porto/Viavélez
image_shield	Escudo de El Franco.svg
image_map	El Franco Asturies map.svg
pushpin_map	Spain
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Spain
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Spain
subdivision_type1	Autonomous community
subdivision_name1	Asturias
subdivision_type2	Province
subdivision_name2	Asturias
subdivision_type3	Comarca
subdivision_name3	Eo-Navia
subdivision_type4	Judicial district
subdivision_name4	Castropol
seat_type	Capital
seat	A Caridá
coordinates
elevation_max_m	899
area_total_km2	78.04
established_title
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
population_demonym	franquino/a
population_density_km2	auto
blank_name_sec1	Official language(s)
timezone	CET
utc_offset	+1
timezone_DST	CEST
utc_offset_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	33746 and del 33756 to 33759
area_code_type	Dialing code
leader_title	Alcalde
leader_name	Cecilia Pérez Sánchez
leader_party	PSOE
website

El Franco is a municipality in the autonomous community of the Principality of Asturias. It is bordered on the north by the Cantabrian Sea, to the west by Tapia, to the south by Castropol and Boal, and to the east by Cuaña. El Franco is part of the comarca of Eo-Navia.

The Porcía and Mazo Rivers pass through the municipality.

History

Artifacts from the Neolithic Age indicate an early settlement of the region. The remains of hillforts are visible, in Arancedo as well as in neighbouring Coaña and Mohias. In the 18th century, the gold mines, which are still in use, were found near the embankment castle of Arancedo. During the Middle Ages, El Franco was split between the Lugo and Oviedo dioceses, and the administrative capital was in Castropol. In 1852, the administrative seat was moved to El Franco in the parish of A Caridá.

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

Demographics

| 1991| 4268 | 1996| 4193 | 2001| 4123 | 2004| 4112 | 2006| 4065 | 2007| 4015

Economy

The top industries are livestock and fishery. The milk industry had the highest growth, after preventive measures of the EU started to affect the fishing industry. The tourism industry and administrative companies form the second largest sector of the economy and tourism has 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	11	2007	11
6	5	0	0
6	4	1	0

Parishes

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

Points of interest

Church of Santa María, built on a romanesque foundation, finished in the 18th century
Miudes palace, from the 16th century
Fonfría palace, from the 16th century
Jardón palace
Valdepares tower

Festivals and fairs

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

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