Type: | municipality |
Official Name: | Vega de Valcarce |
Subdivision Type3: | Region |
Subdivision Name3: | El Bierzo |
Subdivision Name4: | Vega de Valcarce |
Leader Name: | María Luisa González Santín |
Area Total Km2: | 69 |
Elevation M: | 631 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Website: | http://www.vegadevalcarce.net/index.php |
Vega de Valcarce (A Veiga de Valcarce in Galician language) is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain) . According to a census (INE), the municipality has a population of 865 inhabitants. The mayoress is María Luisa González Santín. The village is at an altitude of 631 m (2070.21 ft), and the average rainfall is around 622.05 mm (24.49 in). The village is along the route of the Camino de Santiago, which brings tourists in the spring and summer months. There are several accommodations for these tourists. The Valcarce River runs through the village, and there are various tourist attractions throughout the village and surrounding the village as well.[1]
It is one of Galician speaking councils of Castilla y León[2] The village recognizes many of the religious holidays celebrated by the average Spaniard.