Somió

Somió is a parish (parroquia rural in Spanish) of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain.

Somió
Flag
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAsturias
ProvinceAsturias
MunicipalityGijón
Population
 (2016)
  Total7,307

Civil parishes are the legal subdivisions of the municipalities under the current statute of autonomy of Asturias.[1]

Its population was 6,800 in 2001 and 7,441 in 2012.

Somió is a coastal and residential district which borders the municipality of Villaviciosa in the east.

Neighborhoods and places

Somió nowadays includes 10 neighborhoods (see map), and some other remarkable places. That's the reason for the flag of Somió to have a 10-pointed star.

Candenal
Les Caseríes
La Corolla
  • El Molín de Viento
Fontanía
  • La Guía
Foxanes
  • El Cruceru
Fuexo
La Pipa
  • El Curiosu
  • Moriyón
El Pisón
  • La Iría
La Redonda
  • Villamanín
San Llorienzo
  • El Monte
  • La Providencia

Beaches

Within the district, there are the following beaches:

  • La Ñora
  • Estaño
  • Serín
  • Peñarrubia (nude beach)
  • El Rinconín

References


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