San Juan de Gredos

San Juan de Gredos
Mill in San Juan de Gredos
San Juan de Gredos
Location in Spain.
San Juan de Gredos
San Juan de Gredos (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°21′22″N 5°14′32″W / 40.356111111111°N 5.2422222222222°W / 40.356111111111; -5.2422222222222
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
MunicipalitySan Juan de Gredos
Area
 • Total
95.91 km2 (37.03 sq mi)
Elevation
1,348 m (4,423 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
219
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website

San Juan de Gredos is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain.[2]

The municipality is formed of three independent hamlets: Navacepeda de Tormes, San Bartolomé de Tormes and La Herguijuela.[2]

In the locality of Navacepeda de Tormes an ancient brown bear claw is found embedded at the church porch.[3] [4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2023 248—    
2024 228−8.06%
2025 219−3.95%
Source: INE[5]

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ^ a b "Municipio de San Juan de Gredos" (in Spanish). Ayuntamiento de San Juan de Gredos. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  3. ^ Piñeiro Maceiras, José (2010). "La distribución del oso por la Europa meridional a comienzos del siglo XIX" (PDF). Argutorio: revista de la Asociación Cultural "Monte Irago" (in Spanish). 14 (25): 58–65. ISSN 1575-801X.
  4. ^ Data offered by Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (AEMET) obtained from Instituto Geográfico Nacional (IGN) (Report) (in Spanish). Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  5. ^ [1], INE

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