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View of CongostoGabriel Fdez · CC BY-SA 4.0

Congosto

Village

Congosto is a village and municipality located in the comarca of El Bierzo (the province of León, Castile and León, Spain). The village of Congosto within the municipality has about 254 inhabitants.

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Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work on the surrounding area on activities such as wind turbine manufacturing or coal mining.

Congosto also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, to which many tourists visit during the summer.

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Village information

Coat of arms of Congosto
Province
León
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
1,418
Altitude
691 m
Area (IGN)
37 km²
Postcode
24398
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7 photographs of Congosto, taken here and in its own light.

Gabriel Fdez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Congosto: Paisaje en Congosto · Photo: Gabriel Fdez (CC BY-SA 4.0)
David Perez · CC BY 4.0
Demolición de las torres de refrigeración y chimenea de Compostilla II el 31 de agosto de 2023, desde Congosto. · Photo: David Perez (CC BY 4.0)
David Perez · CC BY 4.0
Demolición de las torres de refrigeración y chimenea de Compostilla II el 31 de agosto de 2023, desde Congosto. · Photo: David Perez (CC BY 4.0)
David Perez · CC BY 4.0
Demolición de las torres de refrigeración y chimenea de Compostilla II el 31 de agosto de 2023, desde Congosto. · Photo: David Perez (CC BY 4.0)
David Perez · CC BY 4.0
Demolición de las torres de refrigeración y chimenea de Compostilla II el 31 de agosto de 2023, desde Congosto. · Photo: David Perez (CC BY 4.0)
David Perez · CC BY 4.0
Demolición de las torres de refrigeración y chimenea de Compostilla II el 31 de agosto de 2023, desde Congosto. · Photo: David Perez (CC BY 4.0)
Gabriel Fdez. · CC BY 2.0
No photoshop · Photo: Gabriel Fdez. (CC BY 2.0)

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