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Villava (Basque
Basque language

Basque is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France....
: Atarrabia) is a town and municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre
Navarre

Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
, northern Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from Pamplona
Pamplona

Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Ferm?n festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions....
, the capital of Navarre. The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the bright of Navarre. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town, but in the 60s
60s

Events and Trends*Rebellion in Roman Britain led by Boudica *Great fire of Rome, 64*Great Jewish Revolt against Roman occupation begins *The suicide of Roman Emperor Nero leaves the throne vacant....
, it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona. The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and due to this fact it is not expected to continue growing.






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Villava (Basque
Basque language

Basque is the language spoken by the Basque people who inhabit the Pyrenees in North-Central Spain and the adjoining region of South-Western France....
: Atarrabia) is a town and municipality
Municipality

A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them....
 located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre
Navarre

Navarre is a region in northern Spain, constituting one of its autonomous communities in Spain - the "Foral Community of Navarre" ....
, northern Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. The population is about 10,000, and the town is located 4 km away from Pamplona
Pamplona

Pamplona is the capital city of Navarre, Spain and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Ferm?n festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls or encierro is one of the main attractions....
, the capital of Navarre. The village was founded in 1184 by King Sancho VI the bright of Navarre. For several centuries, Villava was just a little town, but in the 60s
60s

Events and Trends*Rebellion in Roman Britain led by Boudica *Great fire of Rome, 64*Great Jewish Revolt against Roman occupation begins *The suicide of Roman Emperor Nero leaves the throne vacant....
, it grew considerably and became an important industrial suburb of Pamplona. The area of the town is small (just 1 square km), and due to this fact it is not expected to continue growing. It has a large industrial area dedicated mainly to the paper industry, informatics and bus assembly. The town has a good commercial area and because of that the town is alive.

Alumni

Villava is well known as the birthplace of the famous cyclist Miguel Indurain
Miguel Indurain

Miguel ?ngel Indurain Larraya is a retired Spain road racing cyclist. He is best known for winning the Tour de France from 1991 Tour de France to 1995 Tour de France, becoming only the fourth person to win the event five times, and the first to win five in a row.Lance Armstrong would subsequently duplicate and, indeed, improve...
, who started his career in the local team, the Club Ciclista Villavés.

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