Foios is a

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in the ''comarca'' of

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in the

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. It has a population of 7,342 (

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2019).

Name

According to Gaspar Juan Escolano, the name ''Foios'' comes from

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''Fundus'' which means "Inheritance" or "Farm".

History

Flat of Foios (''Plana de Foyos'') is known as the remains of a

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of the Alteimperial period. However, the current land comes from an

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Rahal, mentioned in 1235 and conquered by Jaime I in 1237. The king gave it to Roderic Eiximen of Llúcia on August 1 of the same year, who transferred it to the Díez family in 1238. In 1247 the lands were in ownership of a tal Guillem and, after few sales and partitions, Ramon Vilanova bought the lordship in 1386. Several years later Foios returned to the

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as Villa Real and did not become a property again.

Politics

Foios is governed by a local corporation formed by

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elected every four years by universal suffrage that elects a

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. The electoral

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is composed of all registered residents in the town who are over 18 years old and nationals of Spain and the other member countries of the

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. According to the provisions of the General Electoral Regime Law, which establishes the number of eligible councilors based on the population of the municipality, the municipal corporation of Foios is formed by 13 councilors. The current headquarters of the Foios City Council is situated in the town square. The City Council of Foios is currently chaired by the

Coalició Compromís Coalició Compromís (; en, Commitment Coalition or Compromise Coalition), also known as Compromís,Ávila López, E. (2016) ''Modern Spain'', p. 85 is a Valencianist electoral coalition in the Valencian Community, Spain. The parties involved i ...

and PSPV-PSOE (''

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''). It consists of 8 councilors of these parties. The opposition consists of 2 representatives of the PP ( ''People's Party''), 2 of Más Foios and 1 of VOLEM.

Notable people

Ferran Torres Ferran Torres García (born 29 February 2000) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team. Torres began his career at Valencia, where he made his senior debut in 2017. H ...

, footballer for

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and the Spanish national team.

References

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