Avión

Municipality in Galicia, Spain
Coat of arms of Avión
Coat of arms
Location in Galicia
Location in Galicia
42°23′18″N 8°16′22″W / 42.38833°N 8.27278°W / 42.38833; -8.27278Country SpainAutonomous community GaliciaProvince OurenseComarcaO RibeiroGovernment
 • MayorAntonio Montero Fernández (PPdeG)Area • Total120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi)Population
 (2018)[2]
 • Total1,806 • Density15/km2 (39/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)INE municipality code32004Websiteconcelloavion.org/web/

Avión is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. It has a population of 1,910 (2016)[1] and an area of 121 km².[3]

Notable people

The town is the summer retreat of Spanish-Mexican millionaire Olegario Vázquez Raña who has hosted Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim there several times, and of other wealthy Mexicans who own summer homes there.[4]

Demography

From: INE Archiv

References

  1. ^ a b "IGE. Táboas". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  2. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  3. ^ "IGE - Principais resultados". www.ige.eu (in Galician). Retrieved 2017-10-07.
  4. ^ "El pueblo de Galicia donde veranean las mayores fortunas del mundo". 3 August 2017.
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