Suances is a municipality in
Cantabria Province,
Spain
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Geography
Suances is located in the central coast of Cantabria, in the Ría de San Martín de la Arena, where the rivers
Saja and Besaya flow to the Cantabric sea. Suances has five
beach
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es: La Tablía, Los Locos, La Concha, La Ribera and La Riberuca; and five islands (Los Conejos, La Pasiega, Casilda, Segunda and Solita), despite the location of these islands (in front of Miengo) they are part of Suances.
Population
Suances has 8.552 inhabitants (INE, 2013) in six villages: Suances (5.034), Hinojedo (1.811), Cortiguera (817), Tagle (516), Ongayo (202) and Puente Avíos (172).
Transport
Roads
Suances is connected to the rest of Cantabria by two main autonomical roads (CA-132 to Viveda and CA-136 to
Santillana del Mar
Santillana del Mar () is a historic town situated in Cantabria, Spain. Its many historic buildings attract thousands of holidaymakers every year.
There is an old saying that Santillana del Mar is ''The Town of Three Lies'', since it is neither a ...
), and four minor roads: CA-340, CA-341, CA-342 and CA-351.
Bus
Suances is connected to
Torrelavega
Torrelavega ( Cantabrian: ''Torlavega'') is a municipality and important industrial and commercial hub in the single province Autonomous Community of Cantabria, northern Spain.
It is situated roughly 8 kilometres from the Cantabrian Coast and 27.5 ...
by the line Ubiarco-Torrelavega of Autobuses Casanova, and to
Santander
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Places
* Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain
* Santander Department, a department of Colombia
* Santander State, former state of Colombia
* Santander de Quilichao, a m ...
by the line Ubiarco-Santander of Autobuses La Cantábrica.
Administration
Andrés Ruiz Moya (
PSOE
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) has been the mayor of Suances since 2007.
Economy
Due to the beaches and the hotels, Suances is the most important centre of tourism in the central coast of Cantabria. The touristic season starts in June and ends in October.
Sports
Suances and specially Los Locos beach are very popular surfing destinations for both local and international surf riders.
Monuments
A very important monument is the cave of "Las Brujas", an archeological site of paintings made with the hands, from the Palaeolithic era.
The municipality has two listed properties: La Mota de Tres Palacios, a medieval fortification in Hinojedo; and the wall that surrounds the former convent of Trinitarias.
References
Municipalities in Cantabria
Populated coastal places in Spain
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