Fontiveros

Fontiveros
Municipality and Town
Fontiveros
Location in Spain.
Fontiveros
Fontiveros (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°56′00″N 4°59′25″W / 40.933333333333°N 4.9902777777778°W / 40.933333333333; -4.9902777777778
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
ComarcaLa Moraña
MunicipalityFontiveros
Government
 • Alcalde
(Mayor)
Luciano Arroyo Martín (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
36.42 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Elevation
888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
715
 • Density19.6/km2 (50.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

Fontiveros is a municipality in Spain in the Ávila province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It comprises an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and according to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 173 inhabitants.

It is famous for being the birthplace of Saint John of the Cross.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2023 716—    
2024 725+1.26%
2025 715−1.38%
Source: INE[2]

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ^ [1], INE