Villavieja de Yeltes

Villavieja de Yeltes
Villavieja de Yeltes
	Municipality
; Flag	; Seal
	; Location in Salamanca
	Coordinates: 40°52′1″N 6°28′0″W / 40.86694°N 6.46667°WCoordinates: 40°52′1″N 6°28′0″W / 40.86694°N 6.46667°W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	Salamanca
Comarca	El Abadengo
Government
• Mayor	Jorge Rodríguez Martín (PSOE)
Area[1]
• Total	51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation[1]	740 m (2,430 ft)
Population (2016)[2]
• Total	838
• Density	16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	37260

Villavieja de Yeltes is a municipality in Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain.

Geography

The municipality is in the western portion of Castile and León, about 290 km from Madrid, at 738 meters above sea level. Its northern and eastern borders are formed by the Yeltes river, and its entire area is in the river's drainage basin. Its highest point is 828 meters above sea level, in La Berzosa.

History

The shores of the Yeltes river have been inhabited since prehistoric times, as indicated by artifacts found there. Megalithic-stage structures were scattered throughout the area, and many remains have been discovered from the medieval period.

Demographics

The population has fallen inexorably since 2001.

Year	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Population	1119	1113	1082	1029	1041	1022	989
Men	558	553	541	514	518	511	498
Women	561	560	541	515	523	511	491

References

1 2 "Municipio:Villavieja de Yeltes". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-11-05.
↑ "Salamanca: Población por municipios y sexo". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-05.

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[:1-1] 1 2 "Municipio:Villavieja de Yeltes". www.lasalina.es. Retrieved 2017-11-05.

[:0-2] "Salamanca: Población por municipios y sexo". www.ine.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-11-05.