Sarón is the largest town in Santa María de Cayón, a municipality in Cantabria, Spain.

Sarón
Locality in Santa María de Cayón municipality
View of the town centre from La Tejera neighbourhood, located at a higher altitude
View of the town centre from La Tejera neighbourhood, located at a higher altitude
Sarón is located in Cantabria
Sarón
Sarón
Location of Sarón in Cantabria
Sarón is located in Spain
Sarón
Sarón
Location of Sarón in Spain
Coordinates: 43°19′25″N 3°51′13″W / 43.32361°N 3.85361°W / 43.32361; -3.85361
CountrySpain
Autonomous community Cantabria
ProvinceCantabria
ComarcaValles Pasiegos
Judicial districtMedio Cudeyo
MunicipalitySanta María de Cayón
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 • Total3 220
 • Rank28th in Cantabria

It was founded in 1876 in a road intersection by a landowner from nearby La Abadilla, whose name was Antonio Saro y Galbán.[1] The name of the town comes from his first surname. In the town of La Penilla, 2 kilometres away, there is a Nestlé factory, which was the first one to open in Spain in 1905. One of the oldest buildings still standing in Sarón is the market, built in 1929.

As of 2020, its population was 3 220 people,[2] of which 50.7% are male and 49.3% female.

Notable people

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  • José Manuel Fernández García, music composer, born in 1956[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Cantabria en la mesa".
  2. ^ "Citypopulation.de". Citypopulation.de.
  3. ^ "El Diaro Montañés".