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Municipality

Lena

Located in Asturias, Principality of Asturias Coordinates: 43°06′00″ N 5°44′00″ W

Lena
Jose Luis Martinez Alvarez · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
11,086
11.1K
Elevation
1,312 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Madrid · UTC+01:00
Places inside
71
listed under Lena
When to go
July–September
See the climate
Airports
LEN León Airport57 km
OVD Asturias Airport57 km

About Lena

Lena is a municipality. Location: Asturias, Principality of Asturias. Population: 11,086. Elevation: 1,312 m.

From Wikipedia

Lena (Asturian: Ḷḷena [ˈʈ͡ʂɛna]) is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It has a population of 12.000 inhabitants, while 9,200 of them live in the capital, Pola de Lena.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
318 km²
Official website
aytolena.es

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Lena

From Wikivoyage

Pola de Lena (Asturian: La Pola) is a village in Asturias in the north of Spain, with a population of 7000 in 2024. It lies on a historic trade route through the mountains from León to Oviedo and the coast, and in the 20th century it had coal mines. This was never a major pilgrimage route but "Camino de San Salvador" is a modern invention, with a chain of pilgrim hostels.

Get in+

Pola de Lena is 25 km south of Oviedo on A-66. The nearest airport is Asturias (OVD IATA) on the coast west of Avilés: take the direct ALSA bus to Oviedo and change.

ALSA buses run every two hours from León, taking one hour to Pola de Lena and continuing to Mieres del Camino, Oviedo and Gijón.

Other local buses (run by CTA) are just for schoolchildren.

1 Plaza Principado de Asturias is the stop for inter-city buses. It's a roundabout just off A-66 at the north end of town.

RENFE Cercanías Train C1 runs every 30 min from Gijón Sanz Crespo via Oviedo, taking 30 min from Oviedo. Alternate trains continue south to Campomanes and Puente de los Fierros, another 15 min.

2 Estacion de Tren is west side of Pola de Lena at Ramón y Cajal 19.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Lena

  • Riosa Municipality
  • Mieres
  • Sena de Luna
  • San Emiliano

Population of Lena over time

Population of Lena over time
2014 11,949
2015 11,654
2016 11,430
2017 11,278
2018 11,086
2019 10,890
2020 10,701
2021 10,596
2022 10,499
2023 10,312
2024 10,259
2025 10,382

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lena

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: July–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 8° · Night 1° · Rain 108 mm

Hottest month
August (day 21°)
Coldest month
January (night -2°)
Wettest month
December (111 mm)
Driest month
August (46 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lena
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°6°9°10°13°18°21°21°18°13°8°6°
Average low (°C)-2°-2°0°1°4°8°10°10°8°5°1°-1°
Precipitation (mm)10490771001006252466198108111

Other places to visit in this season: July August September

How to get to Lena

The nearest airport is León Airport (LEN), 57 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Asturias Airport (OVD) (57 km). The nearest large city is Oviedo, 30 km to the north.

Airports

  • León Airport (LEN) La Virgen del Camino 57 kmsouth
  • Asturias Airport (OVD) Ranón 57 kmnorthwest
  • Bragança Airport (BGC) Bragança 160 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Oviedo Population: 220K 30 kmnorth
  • Gijón Population: 271.8K 49 kmnorth
  • León Population: 124.8K 57 kmsouth
  • Santander Population: 173.6K 162 kmeast
  • Valladolid Population: 300.6K 181 kmsoutheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lena

Within 100 km: 161 historic and cultural sites, 156 natural sites, 153 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km35 places

  • Peña Ubiña Mountain 20 kmSW
  • Peña Mea Mountain 16 kmNE
  • Serranía de las Fuentes de Invierno Mountain 20 kmE
  • Cueto Negro Mountain 15 kmS

25–60 km202 places

  • Playa de la Ñora Beach 51 kmN
  • Playa Cervigón Beach 50 kmN
  • Playón de Bayas Beach 58 kmNW
  • Playa de San Lorenzo Beach 50 kmN

60–100 km233 places

  • Playa de Santa Ana Beach 76 kmNW
  • Playa de San Antonio del Mar Beach 77 kmNE
  • Playa de San Antolín Beach 80 kmNE
  • Playa de Gulpiyuri Beach 79 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lena

71 places
  1. 1 Pola de Lena 11.1K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages57

Mountains & nature1

Lakes, rivers & coasts1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources