Grañón
Sign in to saveGrañón () is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 307 people. It belongs to the comarca of Santo Domingo de la Calzada and the judicial district of Haro. Its residents, known as Grañoneros or Grañoneras, work primarily in agriculture and the cattle industry, with many young people being forced to leave the village to look for other forms of work in Logroño, the capital of La Rioja.
Key facts
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- Grañón
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- Municipality
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- Escudo de Grañón (La Rioja).svg
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- Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Grañón.jpg
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- Church of San Juan Bautista
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- Spain La Rioja#Spain
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- Location within La Rioja.
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- Country
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- Autonomous community
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- Comarca
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- Santo Domingo de la Calzada
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- Mayor
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- PP
- Settlement.leader_name
- José Ignacio Castro Miguel
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 31.01
- Settlement.population_demonym
- grañonero, ra
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- 725
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- Postal code
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- History
- ''Leyenda de los Valientes'' (Legend of the Brave)
- Art
- Urbanism and civil architecture
- Religious architecture
- Parish Church of San Juan Bautista
- Ermita de Carrasquedo
- Ermita de los Judíos (Chapel of the Jews)
- Notable people
- Festivals and traditions
- Cultural associations
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Grañón () is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of and as of 2011 had a population of 307 people. It belongs to the comarca of Santo Domingo de la Calzada and the judicial district of Haro. Its residents, known as Grañoneros or Grañoneras, work primarily in agriculture and the cattle industry, with many young people being forced to leave the village to look for other forms of work in Logroño, the capital of La Rioja.
== Geography == The village is located at the furthest west point of La Rioja, within the region known as Rioja Alta, on the border with the Province of Burgos.The landscape ranges from wooded areas, to mountainous areas, to rolling hills. Water is scarce enough for its usage to be restricted during summers with hotter temperatures. Land in the municipality is primarily used for agriculture, with only 10–20% of the land being wooded. The ground is not irrigated, meaning that agriculture is almost entirely dedicated to cereals, although there are also large potato fields and (to a lesser extent) other irrigated crops such as peas and beans.