Capillas

Capillas
Municipality
Church of St. Augustinus
Church of St. Augustinus
Capillas is located in Castile and León
Capillas
Capillas
Location in Castile and León
Coordinates: 42°0′48″N 4°53′27″W / 42.01333°N 4.89083°W / 42.01333; -4.89083
CountrySpain
Community Castile and León
Province Palencia
ComarcaTierra de Campos
Government
 • MayorAscensión Curieses Alonso
(PSOE, since 2007)
Area
 • Total
18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Elevation
753 m (2,470 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
 • Total
68
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.6/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Capilludo, capilluda, capilludos, capilludas
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
34305
WebsiteOfficial website

Capillas is a municipality in Spain, located in the province of Palencia, Castile and León. In 2013, the population was 86.

History

The town was first mentioned in 916 as Fonte de Capela, one of the earliest settlements in the region. The name "Capillas" means "chapels" in Spanish.

Geography

Capillas, part of the comarca of Tierra de Campos, is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Palencia and 52 kilometres (32 mi)from Valladolid. The municipality borders Boada de Campos, Castil de Vela, Castromocho, Gatón de Campos (in the province of Valladolid), Meneses de Campos and Villarramiel.

Demographics

1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1981 1991 2004 2013
513 465 386 365 389 375 354 181 162 143 102 86

Personality

Francisco Blanco Salcedo, born here in 1512, was Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela for seven years.

References

  1. ↑ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ↑ Luis Frechilla García: GR 26 y GR 89. Los senderos de Tierra de Campos. Fundación Patrimonio Natural de Castilla León, 2008. ISBN 9788461214334
  3. ↑ "Capillas" (Map). Google Maps.
  4. ↑ 340275 (x j a h) Capillas on OpenStreetMap
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Source" (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014.