Payares
Payares is a hamlet in Pola de Lena, Asturias and has about 77 residents and an elevation of 1,003 metres. Payares is situated nearby to the locality Las Irías, as well as near El Vivero.Photo: Rodelar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 77 residents
- Description: administrative division in Asturias, Spain
- Also known as: “Pajares”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puerto de Pajares and Collegiate of Saint Mary of Arbas.
Puerto de Pajares
Mountain saddle
Photo: Dantadd, Public domain.
The Puerto de Pajares is a mountain pass through the Cantabrian Mountains between the provinces of Asturias and Léon, Spain. The pass has been historically important to Asturias as the lowest elevation direct route between the capital, Oviedo, and the rest of inland Spain via Léon. Puerto de Pajares is situated 3 km south of Payares.
Collegiate of Saint Mary of Arbas
Church
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Collegiate of Saint Mary of Arbas is a church, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Payares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chanos and Arbas del Puerto.
Chanos
Hamlet
Photo: Llanosdesomeron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chanos is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km northwest of Payares.
Arbas del Puerto
Hamlet
Photo: Mongolo1984, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Arbas del Puerto or Arbás del Puerto is a hamlet located in the municipality of Villamanín, in León province, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2020, it has a population of 4. Arbas del Puerto is situated 3½ km southeast of Payares.
Pendilla de Arbas
Hamlet
Pendilla de Arbas is a locality and minor local entity located in the municipality of Villamanín, in León province, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2020, it had a population of 22. Pendilla de Arbas is situated 6 km east of Payares.
Payares
- Categories: parish of Asturias, collective population entity of Spain, and locality
- Location: Pola de Lena, Asturias, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.01795° or 43° 1′ 5″ northLongitude
-5.77264° or 5° 46′ 22″ westPopulation
77Elevation
1,003 metres (3,291 feet)Open location code
8CMP269G+5WOpenStreetMap ID
node 34856150OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3114623Wikidata ID
Q3360693
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Payares” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Pajares”
- Asturian: “Payares (parroquia)”
- Asturian: “Payares”
- Basque: “Payares”
- Catalan: “Payares”
- Chinese: “帕哈雷斯”
- Dutch: “Payares”
- French: “Payares”
- Galician: “Payares, Ḷḷena”
- Galician: “Payares”
- German: “Payares”
- Italian: “Payares”
- Portuguese: “Payares”
- Spanish: “Pajares”
- Spanish: “Payares”
- “Payares”
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