Avión
Municipality in Galicia, Spain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Avión is a municipality in the province of Ourense, in the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain. It belongs to the comarca of O Ribeiro. It has a population of 1,910 (2016)[1] and an area of 121 km².[3]
Avión | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Galicia | |
  Avión Location in Galicia | |
| Coordinates: 42°23′18″N 8°16′22″W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Galicia |
| Province |  Ourense |
| Comarca | O Ribeiro |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antonio Montero Fernández (PPdeG) |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.5 km2 (46.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2018)[2] | |
• Total | 1,806 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (39/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| INE municipality code | 32004 |
| Website | concelloavion |
The town is the summer retreat of Spanish-Mexican millionaire Olegario Vázquez Raña who has hosted Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim there several times, and of other wealthy Mexicans who own summer homes there.[4]
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