Friol
Sign in to saveFriol is a municipality in the Lugo province in Galicia. It is located in northwest Spain. It is bordered on the north by Begonte and Guitiriz, to the south by Palas de Rei and Guntín, to the east by Lugo and Outeiro de Rei and to the west by the province of La Coruña. It has an area of 292.29 km2. It has a population of 3,616 inhabitants according to the INE in 2024. The population density is 12 inhabitants/km2.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Begonte
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Casa do Concello de Friol.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town hall of Friol.
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_shield
- Escudo de Friol.svg
- Settlement.image_map
- Parroquias de Friol, Lugo.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- A map of Friol and its parroquias.
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Spain#Spain Galicia
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Spain
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Lugo
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Comarca
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Lugo
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 292.29
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
- Settlement.population_total
- 3616
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Friol
- Demonym
- friolés
- Population
- 3608
- Area
- 295
- Elevation
- 481
- Official website
- www.concellodefriol.es
- Image
- Casa do Concello de Friol.JPG
- Licence plate code
- LU
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- Commons category
- Friol
- postal code
- 27220
- Commons gallery
- Friol
- male population
- 1888
- female population
- 1856
- P8168
- Appert
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Friol is a municipality in the Lugo province in Galicia. It is located in northwest Spain. It is bordered on the north by Begonte and Guitiriz, to the south by Palas de Rei and Guntín, to the east by Lugo and Outeiro de Rei and to the west by the province of La Coruña. It has an area of 292.29 km2. It has a population of 3,616 inhabitants according to the INE in 2024. The population density is 12 inhabitants/km2.
==History== In Friol, there are still vestigial megaliths, the oldest preserved in this municipality. This area was occupied by Romans and Visigoths.
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