Badarán

Badarán is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 20.69 square kilometres (7.99 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 595 people.[2]

Badarán
Municipality
Badarán's town centre
Seal
Badarán
Location within La Rioja.
Badarán
Badarán (Spain)
Coordinates: 42°22′1″N 2°48′27″W
Country Spain
Autonomous communityLa Rioja
ProvinceLa Rioja
RegionRioja Alta
ComarcaNájera
Government
 • MayorFrancisco Javier Ibáñez Rodríguez (PSOE)
Area
 • Total20.69 km2 (7.99 sq mi)
Elevation
623 m (2,044 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total502
Postal code
26310
WebsiteCity Council

History

Prehistoric remains have been found within the municipal area of Badarán showing the existence of people in the area during the Palaeolithic period. There were also later settlements in Roman times.

The town was founded on the road that linked the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla, with Nájera. The name of the nucleus is Basque in origin and is composed of two very identifiable words, according to Basque analysts, bad ('one or first') and Aran ('valley'), being defined as 'the first in the valley', referring to the location of the village in the River Cardenas valley.

The first written document in which it appears is a deed of gift of the location to the Monastery of San Millán in the tenth century. There were three villages near Badarán called Villagonzalo, Terrero and Villorquite. On 15 May 1326 the four locations merged to form the current municipality of Badarán. The Privilege of the Union was requested by the Abbot of San Millán, Diego Lopez, from King Alfonso XI of Castile, who granted it in Burgos.

Population

In 2010 the population increased to 626 inhabitants, 330 men and 296 women.[3]

Vertical bar chart demographic of Badarán between 1857 and 2010
  Legal population (1857-1897) according to the population census published by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in the 19th Century.
  Legal population (1900-1991) or Resident population (2001) according to the population census published by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
  Population according to the municipal register of 2010 published by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística.
Badarán City Council.

References
  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. "La Rioja: Población por municipios y sexo:Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero de 2011". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "INE, Soria: Población por municipios y sexo (Population by municipality and sex)". Archived from the original on 2013-09-22.
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