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San Vicente del Valle


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official_nameSan Vicente del Valle
settlement_typeMunicipality and hamlet
image_skylineRiotiron.JPG
image_captionBridge over Tirón River
image_mapMapa municipal San Vicente del Valle.png
map_captionMunicipal location of San Vicente del Valle in Burgos province
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameSpain
subdivision_type1Autonomous community
subdivision_name1Castile and León Castile and León
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2[[File:Flag Burgos Province.svg20pxFlag of Burgos]] Burgos
subdivision_type3Comarca
subdivision_name3Montes de Oca
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code09268
area_total_km213.42
elevation_m954
population_as_of
population_footnotes
population_total
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timezoneCET
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timezone_DSTCEST
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websitehttp://www.sanvicentedelvalle.es/
http://sanvicentedelvalle.burgos.es/
footnotes

http://sanvicentedelvalle.burgos.es/

San Vicente del Valle is a municipality and hamlet located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. The municipality is in the comarca of Sierra de la Demanda. In addition to the hamlet of San Vicente del Valle, since 1857 the municipality has included the hamlet of Espinosa del Monte.

Geography

San Vicente del Valle is located in the valley of the headwaters of the Tirón River, south of the Montes de Ayago and north of the Sierra de la Demanda.

History

The earliest archaeological remains that have been found are from the Middle Paleolithic. There is evidence in the municipality of Roman roads, both paving stones and mileposts, although most Roman structures were destroyed during the Visigoth invasion and initial occupation.

The earliest documentation for the hamlet of San Vicente del Valle is in the year 945 in records of the monastery of San Millan de la Cogolla as viam that vadit ad Vicentium. Latin for "the road that goes to Vicentium".

Demographics

The peak population for San Vicente del Valle municipality was 476 in 1876. From the 1930 to the 1960 the municipality averaged around 240 inhabitants. The population decreased during the 1970s and 1980s reaching a low of 30 inhabitants in 13 households in 1991. In the decade since 2001, the population ranged between 34 (2001) and 52 (2004), with 45 inhabitants documented in the 2007 census, but recently the municipality had only 31 inhabitants in 2014.

References

  1. "Relación de Comarcas y sus Municipios". [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain).
  2. "San Vicente del Valle - Nuestro Plueblo". Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Valle.
  3. (2008). "Historia Antigua". Ayuntamiento de San Vicente del Valle.
  4. "Province: 9 Burgos, Municipality: 09536 San Vicente del Valle". [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain).
  5. "Province: 9 Burgos, Municipality: 09360 San Vicente del Valle". [[Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain).
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