Truchas, León

Truchas Trueitas
Landscape surrounding the village of Truchas
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Truchas
Coordinates: 42°15′39″N 6°26′6″W / 42.26083°N 6.43500°W / 42.26083; -6.43500
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Municipality	Truchas
Government
• Mayor	Francisco Simón Callejo (PSOE)
Area
• Total	301.38 km2 (116.36 sq mi)
Elevation	1,118 m (3,668 ft)
Population [1]
• Total	392
• Density	1.3/km2 (3.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	24740
Telephone prefix	987
Climate	Cfb
Website	Oficial

Truchas (Cabreirese Leonese: Trueitas) is a town and municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2024 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 392 inhabitants.

The municipality of Truchas is made up of 13 towns:

• Baíllo
• Corporales
• La Cuesta
• Cunas
• Iruela
• Manzaneda
• Pozos
• Quintanilla de Yuso
• Truchas (seat or capital)
• Truchillas
• Valdavido
• Villar del Monte
• Villarino

Leonese language is widely spoken in this area.^[2] Although in a growing diglossia compared to Spanish.

• Cabreira Comarca
• Kingdom of León
• Leonese language

42°16′N 6°26′W / 42.267°N 6.433°W / 42.267; -6.433