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View of Cubillos del SilJuanma G. Colinas · CC BY-SA 4.0

Cubillos del Sil

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Cubillos del Sil is a village and municipality located in the region of El Bierzo (province of León, Castile and León, Spain). It is located near Ponferrada, the capital of El Bierzo. Cubillos del Sil has about 1,771 inhabitants.

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Its economy was traditionally based on agriculture, wine and coal mining. Nowadays, most of the inhabitants work in the surrounding area on activities such as electricity generation manufacturing in ENDESA (Compostilla II Power Station).

Cubillos del Sil also has a large reservoir in its vicinity, the Barcena reservoir, which many tourists visit during the summer.

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Coat of arms of Cubillos del Sil
Province
León
Autonomous community
Castilla y León
Population (INE 2025)
1,746
Altitude
585 m
Area (IGN)
53.6 km²
Postcode
24492
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4 photographs of Cubillos del Sil, taken here and in its own light.

Juanma G. Colinas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cubillos del Sil: Ermita y Ayuntamiento de Cubillos del Sil · Photo: Juanma G. Colinas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
David Perez · CC BY-SA 4.0
Vista de la central de Compostilla II en Cubillos del Sil desde Pradilla (Toreno, León, España). · Photo: David Perez (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Juanma G. Colinas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Iglesia Parroquial de San Cristobal, de Cubillos del Sil. · Photo: Juanma G. Colinas (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Didier Duforest · CC BY-SA 4.0
La 132 T Engerth N°31 manœuvre sur l'embranchement de la centrale électrique de Cubillos del Sil, au mois d'avril 1984. · Photo: Didier Duforest (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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