Pipaón Explained

Pipaón
Settlement Type:Concejo
Pushpin Map:Spain Álava#Spain Basque Country#Spain
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Montaña Alavesa
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Arraia-Maeztu
Population As Of:2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:40
Population Density Km2:auto
Elevation M:843
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:01211

Pipaón (Basque: Pipaon) is a hamlet and concejo in the municipality of Lagrán, Álava province, Basque Country, Spain.

History

Pipaón was first mentioned in the fuero of La Puebla de Arganzón of 1191.[2] It was mentioned again in 1254 in the fuero of Treviño. Pipaón was a settlement in the Tierras del Conde until 1802, when it was granted town status. This was commemorated in 2002 with the construction of a monolith.[3] In 1977 the municipality of Pipaón was dissolved and merged into Lagrán.[4]

Landmarks

The parish church of Pipaón, dating from the late 16th century, is dedicated to the Feast of the Holy Cross. Some houses have façades dating from the 16th and 17th centuries.[5] The, located in a house that belonged to the Ruiz de Samaniego family, exhibits items donated by the inhabitants of Pipaón.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nomenclátor: Núcleos . Entidades Locales de Álava . Diputación Foral de Álava . 13 May 2024 . 1 January 2023 . es.
  2. Book: Vera . Vicente . Vicente Vera y López . Geografía general del País Vasco-Navarro. Provincia de Álava . 1915 . 683 . es.
  3. Web site: Pipaón . Araba Herriz Herri . Fundación Vital . 13 May 2024 . es.
  4. Web site: Variaciones de los municipios de España desde 1842 . . 12 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180405155118/http://bergondo.gal/uploads/media/Var_municip_desde_1842_01.pdf . 5 April 2018 . 9 . es . October 2008 . dead.
  5. Web site: Arozamena Ayala . Ainhoa . Pipaón - Arte . . Eusko Ikaskuntza . 13 May 2024 . es.
  6. News: G. Crespo . Txema . La conservación de la memoria . 13 May 2024 . . 4 September 1999 . es.