Pesoz

Municipality in Asturias, Spain

Pesoz Pezós (Eonavian)
Municipality
Palacio de Ron
Flag Coat of arms

43°15′N 6°52′W / 43.250°N 6.867°W / 43.250; -6.867
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Asturias
Province	Asturias
Comarca	Eo-Navia
Judicial district	Castropol
Capital	Santiago de Pesoz
Government
• Alcalde	José Valledor Pereda (PSOE)
Area
• Total	38.97 km² (15.05 sq mi)
Highest elevation	856 m (2,808 ft)
Population (2018)^[1]
• Total	146
• Density	3.7/km² (9.7/sq mi)
Demonym	pesocenses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	33735

Pesoz (Eonavian: Pezós) is a municipality and the only parish in that municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is one of the least populated municipalities in Asturias. It is bordered on the north by Illano, on the south by Grandas de Salime, on the east by Allande and on the west by San Martín de Oscos.

The municipality consists of only one parish, Pesoz.

Geography

Pesoz is crossed by two rivers: Agüeira and Navia, joining the first one in the second, close to the Doiras reservoir. Navia river is the limit of the municipality with Illano.

Pesoz is located in the confluence of the rivers Agüeira and Aio, and the population is established in the proximities of Palacio de Ron.

History

It is comprobated Pesoz had population since neolithic. Also there were mines since romanization.

In the 20th century, the creation of the Salime reservoir positively affected to its population. When it finished, people left Pesoz giving it serious economic and social troubles.