Isla is a small village in the municipality of

Arnuero Arnuero is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of Cantabria, northern Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ul ...

Cantabria Cantabria (, also , , Cantabrian: ) is an autonomous community in northern Spain with Santander as its capital city. It is called a ''comunidad histórica'', a historic community, in its current Statute of Autonomy. It is bordered on the east ...

, Spain together with other settlements, such as Soane, Castillo Siete Villas and Arnuero. It is in the region of

Trasmiera Trasmiera (Spanish: ''Trasmiera''; Cantabrian and historically: ''Tresmiera'') is a historic ''comarca'' of Cantabria (Spain), located to the east of the Miera River (''tras'' Miera, meaning behind Miera, from the point of view of Asturias de Sa ...

Location

The village is located in northern Cantabria, bounded by the

Bay of Biscay The Bay of Biscay (), known in Spain as the Gulf of Biscay ( es, Golfo de Vizcaya, eu, Bizkaiko Golkoa), and in France and some border regions as the Gulf of Gascony (french: Golfe de Gascogne, oc, Golf de Gasconha, br, Pleg-mor Gwaskogn), ...

to the north, the river

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and the town of Joyel Noja to the east, the estuary and the town of Ajo to the west, and Mount Cinch and

in the south. Isla is 2.4 kilometres from Arnuero, 25 meters above

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Tourism

The main economic activity of the town is tourism. In 2004, it had 935 inhabitants. The influx of tourists, however, usually makes the population rise in the summer months. Isla regularly attracts tourists, mainly from Spain, however there are often trips from the UK.

References

Towns in Spain Populated places in Cantabria {{Spain-geo-stub