Villaquilambre () is a municipality located in the
Province of León,
Castile and León
Castile and León ( es, Castilla y León ; ast-leo, Castiella y Llión ; gl, Castela e León ) is an autonomous community in northwestern Spain.
It was created in 1983, eight years after the end of the Francoist regime, by the merging of the ...
, Spain. According to the 2007
census (
INE), the municipality has a population of 15,597.
Geography
Villaquilambre is a municipality located about north of
León on the right bank of the river Torío. It covers an area of . The highest point in the municipality is the Alto de la Vallina Fonda, which rises to , and the average height is above sea level. To the west lies the municipality of
Sariegos
Sariegos is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center
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, to the north the municipality of
Garrafe de Torío
Garrafe de Torío () is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE
INE, Ine or ine may refer to:
Institutions
* Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research cente ...
and to the east the municipality of
Valdefresno. Villaquilambre is situated on the boundary of the broad valley to the south, where the Río Torío joins the Río Bernesga, and the
Cantabrian mountain range to the north. The slopes to the west and north of the town are forested with oaks, including the
Mediterranean oak, and the land near the River Torío to the east has
willow and
poplar, with pine forests on the slopes above.
Villages in the municipality include Alfoz de León,
Canaleja de Torío,
Castrillino,
Navatejera,
Robledo de Torío,
Villamoros de las Regueras,
Villanueva del Árbol,
Villaobispo de la Regueras, Villaquilambre,
Villarrodrigo de la Regueras, and
Villasinta de Torío.
There are the remnants of a
Roman villa at Navatejera, with fine
mosaics and the remains of hot baths; agricultural tools found at the site are on display at the León Museum.
Economy
Agriculture is predominant in the Province of León,
but service industries are at the core of the economy of Villaquilambre,
although since the construction of an industrial park in Navatejera in 2000, there have been more jobs created in the industrial and research sectors
[ (notably with the pharmaceutical company Laboratorios León Farma). In part because it provides a cheaper alternative to inner city living in nearby León,][
]
References
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Municipalities in the Province of León