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Quel

Village

Quel is a village in the province and autonomous community of La Rioja, Spain. The municipality covers an area of 54.78 square kilometres (21.15 sq mi) and as of 2011 had a population of 2096 people.

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Quel is known for its castle, which overlooks the town from atop a steep hill. The village's name is derived from the Arabic قَلْعَة (qalat), meaning "castle" or "fortress."

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Village information

Coat of arms of Quel
Province
La Rioja
Population (INE 2025)
2,128
Altitude
478 m
Area (IGN)
57.3 km²
Postcode
26570
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What to see

  1. 1Castillo de Quel
  2. 2Iglesia el Salvador
  3. 3Gatún
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What to do

  1. 1Reserva de la Biosfera Valles del Leza, Jubera, Cidacos y Alhama
  2. 2Hiking: Camino Natural Via Verde del rio Cidacos
  3. 3Cycling route: Vía Verde del Cidacos
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  • Juanma232 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Muro de Aguas · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Illustrative photo · Basotxerri · CC BY-SA 4.0

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  • Illustrative photo · David Adam Kess · CC BY-SA 4.0

    Eat

    None in the village; the nearest is 3.2 km away

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  • 3 experiencesIllustrative photo · Rocco Rossi · CC BY 2.0

    Experiences

    3 experiences in Quel

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Useful information

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Town council

    • Official website: www.quel.org

Services and transport

Education, sport and elderly care

Connectivity

  • Fibre broadband· of homes92 %
  • 4G mobile coverage· of homes100 %
  • 5G coverage· of homes100 %

No data on: tourist office, train station, transport, health centre, ATMs, supermarkets, post office, motorhomes, car parks, street market, nursery school, secondary school, sports facilities, pool, care home.

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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