Lagrán
Sign in to saveLagrán () is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Lagrán
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Lagrango iturria.jpg
- Settlement.image_size
- 350px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Lagrán (Álava).svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain Basque Country#Spain
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- Location of Lagrán within the Basque Country##Location of Lagrán within Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous Community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Álava
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Montaña Alavesa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- José María Martínez Fernández
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 45.62
- Settlement.elevation_footnotes
- (AMSL)
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 751
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Lagrán () is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.
Its name comes from: larra-gran which in Spanish means sobre el prado (English: above the meadow). It is located in the south part of Álava in a valley where the river Ega is born. It has an altitude of 756 m above the sea level, and near the village, at only 3 km from there, are mountains with a height of 1,400 m. There is a huge variety of species of animals and plants. In this valley potatoes and different types of cereals are grown, for commercial purposes or even for direct consumption. In the border of this valley there are several forests. There can be frequently seen hunters around this area, either major or minor hunting, because of its variety of fauna. It currently has 126 inhabitants, and it is considered to be the oldest village in Alava. Its average age is around 70 years old.