Villavieja de Yeltes

Infobox City
official_name = Villavieja de Yeltes
nickname =


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map_caption = Location of Villavieja de Yeltes within Castile and León
subdivision_type = Parroquias
subdivision_name =
leader_title = Alcalde (Mayor)
leader_name =
area_note =
area_magnitude = 1
area_total_km2 = 50.84
area_land_km2 =
area_water_km2 =
population_as_of = 2007
population_note =
population_total = 967(INE)
population_density_km2 = 19.02
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CET
utc_offset_DST = +2
latitude =
longitude =
website = http://www.villaviejadeyeltes.net/
footnotes =
latd = 40 |latm = 52 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 6 |longm = 27 |longs = 50 |longEW = E

Villavieja de Yeltes is a municipality in Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain.

Geography

The municipality is in the western portion of Castile and León, about 290 km from Madrid, at 738 meters above sea level. Its northern and eastern borders are formed by the Yeltes river, and its entire area is in the river's drainage basin. Its highest point is 828 meters above sea level, in La Berzosa.

History

The shores of the Yeltes river have been inhabited since prehistoric times, as indicated by artifacts found there. Megalithic-stage structures were scattered throughout the area, and many remains have been discovered from the medieval period.

Demographics

The population has fallen inexorably since 2001.{| class="wikitable"
-! Year! 2001! 2002! 2003! 2004! 2005! 2006! 2007
-! Population
1119
1113
1082
1029
1041
1022
989
-! Men
558
553
541
514
518
511
498
-! Women
561
560
541
515
523
511
491