Posada de Valdeón (Astur-Leonese: Valdión) is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain.

Posada de Valdeón
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Posada de Valdeón is located in Castile and León
Posada de Valdeón
Posada de Valdeón
Posada de Valdeón is located in Spain
Posada de Valdeón
Posada de Valdeón
Coordinates: 43°09′N 4°56′W / 43.150°N 4.933°W / 43.150; -4.933
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityCastile and León
ProvinceLeón
MunicipalityPosada de Valdeón
Area
 • Total164 km2 (63 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total433
 • Density2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Population

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According to the 2006 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 526 inhabitants.

Villages

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Posada de Valdeón's municipality has eight villages (Popular name / Official name):

Climate

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Vega de Liordes, an enclave in the Leon sector of Picos de Europa belonging to the municipality of Posada de Valdeón registered −35.8 °C (−32.4 °F) on January 7, 2021.[2][3]


References

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  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ "Vega de Liordes (León) bate este jueves el récord histórico de temperatura mínima en España con -35,8 grados" [Vega de Liordes (León) beats this Thursday the historical record for the minimum temperature in Spain with -35.8 degrees] (in Spanish). elDiario.es. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Spain records coldest ever temperature at minus 35.8 degrees Celsius". Retrieved 12 January 2021.