El Franco

Infobox Asturian municipality
coat of arms=Escudo de El Franco.gif

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capital= La Caridad
judicial district= Castropol
coordinates =
parishes= 8
year= 2007
population= 4,015
population rank= 35
population percentage= 0.38
density= 51.45
area= 78.04
area percentage= 0.67
highest point= La Penouta, 899
postcode= 33746 y del 33756 al 33759
mayor= Cecilia Pérez Sánchez
party= PSOE
website= http://www.elfranco.net

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 ist part of the Comarca Eo Navia.
The River Rio Porcia and Rio Mazo pass 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

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 municipaliti.

Demography

Demography 6col|510px|1991|1996|2001|2004|2006|2007
4268 | 4193 | 4123 | 4112 | 4065 | 4015

Politic