Vispieres

Vispieres
Town
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Coordinates: 43°22′22″N 4°5′59″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Cantabria
Province	Cantabria
Municipality	Santillana del Mar
Dimensions
• Width	36 km (22 mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	325 [1]
Demonym	vivedense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	39360

The remains of Vispieres castle on Vispieres peak.

Vispieres is a town located in the municipality of Santillana del Mar, Cantabria, Spain. It is located 2 kilometers south of the municipal capital, Santillana del Mar. In this town, you will find the cave of paintings of Altamira and the Zoo. It is located 119 meters above sea level. In 2011, it had a population of 339 inhabitants (INE). It celebrates the feast of St. George on April 23.[3]

Within its borders is the peak Vispieres, which reaches an altitude of 226 meters. It is ascended from the same town of Vispieres. The summit offers panoramic views of the central coast of Cantabria and in it there are remains of a castillo medieval.

Within the mythology, there is a well-known female character called Viejuca de Vispieres, witch a beneficent native of the place.

Demographics

Historical population

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
286	299	304	320	323	344	337	342	335	342	344	339	354	355	354	353	344	342	343	339	325

Source: INE[4]

References

1. "Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (Spanish Statistical Institute)". www.ine.es. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
2. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
3. Campuzano, Enrique; Santillana del Mar, the town and its villages. Ed. Ayuntamiento de Santillana del Mar (2001). ISBN 84-931754-2-0.
4. "INE: Vispieres". Archived from the original on September 20, 2011. Retrieved July 2, 2010.