El Vellón
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El Vellón | |
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![]() Panorama of El Vellón | |
![]() Municipal location within the Community of Madrid. | |
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Autonomous community | Community of Madrid |
Government | |
• Mayor | Catalina Llorente Fernández (PSOE) |
Area | |
• Total | 13.18 sq mi (34.14 km2) |
Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 1,942 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
El Vellón is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is known for the Watchtower of El Vellón.
Politics
[edit]The municipality is considered a PSOE stronghold. The party has a majority in the eleven-seat government. The mayor is Catalina Llorente Fernández.
Party | Votes | % | +/- | Seats | +/- | |
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PSOE | 500 | 50.96 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | |
PP | 349 | 35.57 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | |
Vox | 122 | 12.43 | New | 1 | ![]() |
Transport system
[edit]El Vellón has three line buses, all of them operated by ALSA. Two of them connect the village with Madrid. These lines are:
Line 191: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) - Buitrago
Line 193: Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) - Pedrezuela - El Vellón
Line 197D: Torrelaguna - El Vellón - El Molar
References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.