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Municipality in Galicia, Spain
Avión
Municipality
Coat of arms of AviónCoat of arms
Location in GaliciaLocation in Galicia
Avión is located in SpainAviónAviónLocation in Galicia
Coordinates: 42°23′18″N 8°16′22″W / 42.38833°N 8.27278°W / 42.38833; -8.27278
Country Spain
Autonomous community Galicia
Province Ourense
ComarcaO Ribeiro
Government
 • MayorAntonio Montero Fernández (PPdeG)
Area
 • Total120.5 km (46.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,806
 • Density15/km (39/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
INE municipality code32004
Websiteconcelloavion.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) and an area of 121 km².

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.

Demography

From: INE Archiv

References

  1. ^ "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.
Municipalities in Province of Ourense
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