Green Spain
Cantabria
Santa María de Cayón

Sarón

Sarón is the largest town in , a municipality in , Spain. It was founded in 1876 in a road intersection by a landowner from nearby La Abadilla, whose name was Antonio Saro y Galbán.
Tap on a place
to explore it
Wikipedia
Photo: Hyfryd, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Village with 3,360 residents
  • Description: locality in Santa María de Cayón municipality in Cantabria, Spain
  • Also known as: “Saron”
  • Postal code: 39620

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cabarceno Natural Park and Casona de Ceballos el Caballero.

Zoo
Photo: Samu, CC BY 2.0.
Cabárceno Natural Park is a zoo and nature reserve located in the town of , , 17 kilometres south of Santander. The park is located in a former open-pit iron mine on a karstic landscape consisting of 750 hectares. is situated 4 km north of Sarón.

Historic building
Photo: GFreihalter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a historic building, which is situated 3 km southwest of Sarón.

Church
Photo: AVANTI, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Sarón.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include La Encina and Santa María de Cayón.

Hamlet
Photo: Hyfryd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Jlgolis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a municipality in the province and autonomous community of , northern . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,167 inhabitants.

Village
Photo: Jlgolis, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a village.

Sarón

Latitude
43.32371° or 43° 19′ 25″ north
Longitude
-3.85366° or 3° 51′ 13″ west
Population
3,360
Elevation
98 metres (322 feet)
United Nations Location Code
ES XAR
Open location code
8CMR84FW+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 288260082
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3109377
Wiki­data ID
Q108882215
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Sarón from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Sarón” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Sarón”
  • French: “Sarón”
  • Galician: “Sarón”
  • German: “Sarón”
  • Irish: “Sarón”
  • Italian: “Sarón”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Sarón”
  • Portuguese: “Sarón”
  • Spanish: “Sarón”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Sarón”.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Urbanización La Campanilla and Piedrahíta.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Plaza de la Estación and Estación de autobuses de Sarón.

Cantabria: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Santander, Santillana del Mar, Castro Urdiales, and Valles Pasiegos.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sarón”. Photo: Hyfryd, CC BY-SA 4.0.