Vispieres Explained

Vispieres
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Spain Cantabria#Spain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Vispieres
Coordinates:43.3728°N -4.0997°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous community
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Santillana del Mar
Unit Pref:Metric
Width Km:36
Elevation M:119
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:325 [1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Demonym:vivedense
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:39360

Vispieres is a town located in the municipality of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain. It is located 2 kilometers south of the municipal capital, Santillana del Mar. In this town, you will find the cave of paintings of Altamira and the Zoo. It is located 119 meters above sea level. In 2011, it had a population of 339 inhabitants (INE). It celebrates the feast of St. George on April 23.[2]

Within its borders is the peak Vispieres, which reaches an altitude of 226 meters. It is ascended from the same town of Vispieres. The summit offers panoramic views of the central coast of Cantabria and in it there are remains of a castillo medieval.

Within the mythology, there is a well-known female character called Viejuca de Vispieres, witch a beneficent native of the place.

Demographics

Historical population! 2000 !! 2001 !! 2002 !! 2003 !! 2004 !! 2005 !! 2006 !! 2007 !! 2008 !! 2009 !! 2010 !! 2011 !! 2012 !! 2013 !! 2014 !! 2015 !! 2016 !! 2017 !! 2018 !! 2019 !! 2020
286 299 304 320 323 344 337 342 335 342 344 339 354 355 354 353 344 342 343 339 325

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute). 2021-09-08. www.ine.es.
  2. Campuzano, Enrique; Santillana del Mar, the town and its villages. Ed. Ayuntamiento de Santillana del Mar (2001). ISBN 84-931754-2-0.