Barrón | |
Settlement Type: | Concejo |
Pushpin Map: | Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Spain |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
Subdivision Name1: | Basque Country |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Álava |
Subdivision Type3: | Comarca |
Subdivision Name3: | Añana |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Ribera Alta/Erriberagoitia |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 6.23 |
Population As Of: | 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 19 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Elevation M: | 674 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 01428 |
Barrón is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Ribera Alta/Erriberagoitia, in Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.
Barrón is located at 674m (2,211feet) above sea level, on the slopes of the . It is surrounded by evergreen oak and pine forests and cultivated fields. Barrón formerly belonged to the hermandad and municipality of Lacozmonte.[3]
The most notable buildings in Barrón are the house-tower of the Barrón y Mendoza family (a Gothic building from the 14th century)[4] and the lobera of Barrón (a moat-like structure with convergent walls that was once used to hunt wolves).[5]