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View of AmpueroLuis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ampuero

Village

Ampuero is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain. It has a population of approximately 4,384. The municipality was once under the jurisdiction of the municipality of Laredo, but was formally recognised as an autonomous municipality in 1728 by Phillip V of Spain.

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Since 1941, Ampuero is the site of an annual running of the bulls event held in September, as part of celebrations in honour of the Infant Mary (La Virgen Niña).

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Village information

Coat of arms of Ampuero
Province
Cantabria
Population (INE 2025)
4,518
Altitude
14 m
Area (IGN)
30.7 km²
Postcode
39840
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What to see

  1. 1Casona de Espina con su torre y portalada
  2. 2Iglesia de Santa Marina (Udalla)
  3. 3Santuario de la Virgen de la Bien Aparecida
  4. 4Dolmen Hayas 2
  5. 5Dolmen Hayas 3
  6. 6Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Mar
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What to do

  1. 1Hiking: Ruta de Carlos V
  2. 2Parque Natural de las Marismas de Santoña, Victoria y Joyel
  3. 3Street market (Saturdays)
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  • Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Luis Fermín TURIEL PEREDO · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Fernando Bringas Camino · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Illustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Accommodation

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  • 8 restaurantsIllustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    8 restaurants in Ampuero

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  • 3 experiencesIllustrative photo · Rocco Rossi · CC BY 2.0

    Experiences

    3 experiences in Ampuero

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Useful information

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Town council

    • Phone: 942 62 20 61
    • Official website: www.ayuntamientodeampuero.es
    • Website: ampuero.es
    • Email: ayto.ampuero@aytoampuero.es

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Travelling with your pet

Parks, beaches and places to stay that OpenStreetMap marks as dog-friendly. Many places allow dogs without it being marked: ask when you book.

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Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes97 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, EV chargers, motorhomes, pool.

Data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL), extract from October 2026: we count what is mapped within the municipal boundary. "No data" means OpenStreetMap doesn't have it, not that it doesn't exist. Completed with Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): the pharmacies, health centres, petrol stations, banks, cash machines, food shops and schools that OpenStreetMap was missing. Town hall contact details: General Database of Local Entities (Spanish Ministry of Finance); tourist offices: each region's open registry, where it publishes one. Connectivity: Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation, % of homes covered in June 2025.

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