Fontiveros

Fontiveros
Municipality and Town
Coat of arms of Fontiveros
Fontiveros is located in Castile and León
Fontiveros
Fontiveros
Location in Spain.
Fontiveros is located in Spain
Fontiveros
Fontiveros
Fontiveros (Spain)
Coordinates: 40°56′00″N 4°59′25″W / 40.933333333333°N 4.9902777777778°W / 40.933333333333; -4.9902777777778
Country Spain
Autonomous community Castile and León
Province Ávila
ComarcaLa Moraña
MunicipalityFontiveros
Government
 • Alcalde
(Mayor)
Luciano Arroyo Martín (PSOE)
Area
 • Total
36.42 km2 (14.06 sq mi)
Elevation
888 m (2,913 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[1]
 • Total
715
 • Density19.6/km2 (50.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Fontiveros is a municipality in Spain in the Ávila province, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It comprises an area of approximately 2 square kilometers and according to the 2011 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 173 inhabitants.

It is famous for being the birthplace of Saint John of the Cross.

Iglesia de San Cipriano
Monumento a San Juan de la Cruz

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
2023 716—    
2024 725+1.26%
2025 715−1.38%
Source: INE[2]

References

  1. ^ National Statistics Institute (13 December 2025). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2025".
  2. ^ [1], INE