Castrillo de Cabrera Castriellu de Cabreira in Leonese language

Leonese language

The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

, is a municipality located in the province of León

León (province)

León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....

, Castile and León

Castile and León

Castile and León is an autonomous community in north-western Spain. It was so constituted in 1983 and it comprises the historical regions of León and Old Castile...

, Spain

Spain

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. According to the 2010 census

Census

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 (INE

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)

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), the municipality has a population of 152 inhabitants spread over the six villages that make up the municipality. Those six villages are Castrillo de Cabrera

Castrillo de Cabrera

Castrillo de Cabrera , Castriellu de Cabreira in Leonese language, is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2010 census , the municipality has a population of 152 inhabitants spread over the six villages that make up the municipality...

, where the Town hall stands, Marrubio (Manrubiu), Noceda de Cabrera (Ñoceda de Cabreira), Nogar (Ñugare), Odollo (Udoyu) and Saceda (Saceda).

Language

Leonese language

Leonese language

The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...

 is widely spoken in all the shire because of the isolation this area has experienced - and still does - through the years, making it easier for the language to survive than in other areas in the province of León.

See also

• León (province)
  León (province)
  León is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León.About one quarter of its population of 500,200 lives in the capital, León. The weather is cold and dry during the winter....
  
  
• Leonese language
  Leonese language
  The Leonese language is the endonym term used to refer to all vernacular Romance dialects of the Astur-Leonese linguistic group in the Spanish provinces of León and Zamora; Astur-Leonese also includes the dialects...