Fano, Gijón

Coordinates: 43°27′18″N 5°37′33″W / 43.4551°N 5.6259°W / 43.4551; -5.6259
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Fano
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAsturias
ProvinceAsturias
MunicipalityGijón
Population
 (2016)
 • Total217

Fano is a parish of the municipality of Gijón / Xixón, in Asturias, Spain. In 2012, its population was 220. Located in the south-east of the municipality, Fano is a rural area which borders the municipality of Siero in the south, and with the district of Valdornón in the east.

Toponym comes from Latin Fanum, a kind of temples ancient romans built in pre-Roman cults sacred places.[1][2] A Benedictine monastery existed in Fano from 12th to 17th centuries. Its front romanesque façade is nowadays part of the San Juan Evangelista de Fano church.

Villages and their neighbourhoods[edit]

Carceo
  • Cadianes
  • Carbonero
La Cuadra
  • La Bustia
  • Llagarón
Fano
  • La Malata
  • El Regatu
  • La Zurraquera
Zalce
  • El Caleyu
  • Llongares
  • El Piñíu
  • Viesques

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ [1] About the toponomy of Fano (Spanish)
  2. ^ Roman temple#Fanum More about Roman and pre-Roman Fanum

External links[edit]

  • Official Toponyms - Principality of Asturias website.
  • Official Toponyms: Laws - BOPA Nº 229 - Martes, 3 de octubre de 2006 & DECRETO 105/2006, de 20 de septiembre, por el que se determinan los topónimos oficiales del concejo de Gijón."


43°27′18″N 5°37′33″W / 43.4551°N 5.6259°W / 43.4551; -5.6259