- El Franco
Infobox Asturian municipality
coat of arms=Escudo de El Franco.gif
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.netEl Franco is a municipality in the
Autonomous Community of thePrincipality of Asturias . It is bordered on the north by theCantabrian Sea , and to the west byTapia de Casariego , to the south byCastropol andBoal , and to the east byCoaña .
El Franco ist part of theComarca Eo Navia.
The River Rio Porcia and Rio Mazo pass the municipalityHistory
Artifacts from Neolithic Age book an early settlement of the region. Still today rests of
Hill fort s, 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 byLugo andOviedo , 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 todayEconomy
At the top of the employees lies the
Livestock andFishery . The milk industry is provided here still with the highest growth, after in the fishing the preventive measures of theEU 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 | 4015Politic
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Points of interest
* La iglesia (Church) de Santa María, built on romanic
* El palacio de Miudes from 16th century
* El palacio de Fonfría from 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
External links
* [http://www.facc.info/CONCEJOS/El_Franco.htm Federación Asturiana de Concejos] es
* [http://www.asturoccidente.com/elfranco.htm Guía del Occidente. El Franco] es
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