Fontarón is a

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of the municipality of

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, in Galicia,

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. According to the ''Instituto Galego de Estatística'' (IGE), in 2014, Fontarón had 51 inhabitants (27 men and 24 women), 13 less than it had in 2004 (33 men and 31 women), and 20 less than it had in 1999. According to the Nomenclátor of the

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, it has nine entities of population. Near the middle of the 19th century, Fontarón was recorded as having 219 inhabitants. The parish have a 11,66 km² the area and 870 m the 870 m.

Myths and legends

The parish church is

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to the

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. It is said that when the temple was erected, the sculpture of the dove that we can see next to the entrance marched to the place where it had always been, an old chapel nowadays gone. The only way he could stay in the church was to tear down the chapel. It is said that there was also a saint, from the said hermitage, who did the same. In order not to slip, the priest said that the only way he could stay in the church was to offer money to the image.

Notable people

*, teacher and guerrilla, Galician communist (1910-1989).

References

Populated places in the Province of Lugo {{DEFAULTSORT:Fontarón