Villalbos

Villalbos is a small village in the north-east of Burgos Province, autonomous community of Castilla-Leon (Spain).

Villalbos Village
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Villalbos
ProvinceBurgos
Autonomous communityCastilla y León
Postal code09258
Coordinates
 - Latitude:
 - Longitude:

42°46' N
3º19' W
Altitude860 m
Areakm2
Distances17 km to Belorado
39 km to Burgos
Population
 - Total (census of 2007)
 - Density

25 inhabitants
inhabitants/km2
DemonymVillalbés
RiverOca
Mayor (2007- )Isabel Bonilla Calleja
(Partido Popular)
Church of Villalbos (1986)

Geography

Villalbos is located in the left border of Oca River that leads to Ebro river.

Wikimapia\Coordenadas: 42°26'40"N 3°19'47"W

History

At the beginning of the 10th century a Castilian count, don Rodrigo Díaz, known as "Abolmondar Albo" in the mozarabic world, founded a settlement next to the Oca river. From those settlements came the actual towns of Villalmondar (Abolmondar) and Villalbos (Albos).

Church

The Catholic Church of Saint Thomas Apostle was built in the past but it still keeps the Bell's Tower, the main Latin cross plant and the cemetery.

Demography

Demography Evolution
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