Avión is a municipality in the province of
Ourense
Ourense (; ) is a city and the capital of the province of province of Ourense, Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path o ...
, in the autonomous community of
Galicia,
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
. It belongs to the
comarca
A ''comarca'' (, , , ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain, and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, mark ...
of
O Ribeiro
O Ribeiro is a ''comarca'' in the Galician Province of Ourense. The overall population of this local region is 15,808 (2019).
Municipalities
A Arnoia, Avión, Beade, Carballeda de Avia, Castrelo de Miño, Cenlle, Cortegada, Leiro, Melón ...
. 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
Olegario Vázquez Raña (10 December 1935 – 28 March 2025) was a Mexican businessman who was the owner of several companies and the chairman and principal shareholder of Grupo Empresarial Ángeles.
Sports career
Vázquez Raña was a member o ...
who has hosted Mexican billionaire
Carlos Slim
Carlos Slim Helú (; born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business oligarch, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by ''Forbes'' business magazine. He derived his fortune from his e ...
there several times, and of other wealthy Mexicans who own summer homes there.
Demography
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From
INE Archiv
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References
Municipalities in the Province of Ourense
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