Llanera de Ranes

Llanera de Ranes
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Llanera de Ranes
Location in Spain
Coordinates:
Country  Spain
Autonomous community  Valencian Community
Province Valencia
Comarca Costera
Judicial district Játiva
Government
 • Alcalde Vicente Sanchis Bonete
Area
 • Total 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Elevation 140 m (459 ft)
Population (2008)
 • Total 1,098
 • Density 118.1/km2 (305.8/sq mi)
Demonym Llanerano/a
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 46814
Official language(s) Valencian
Website Official website

Llanera de Ranes is a municipality in the comarca of Costera in the Valencian Community, Spain.

The town is located on some flat terrain of the left bank of the Cañoles river. Now a community of 1,000 people, the municipality is quite old. The town had 44 houses in 1646. When the Moors were driven out of Spain around 1700, the village became almost a ghost town. In 1743 there was a serious earthquake that killed many people in the village. As a result of the disaster, the town of Torrent de Fenollet was annexed, which had been practically emptied by the earthquake. In 1794, the populatation of Llanera de Ranes had climbed to 500, and 1897 that had risen to 840.[1]

Major crops grown are citrus (150 Ha), various vegetables, corn and tubers in irrigated lands; olives (150 Ha), carob, grapes, and cereals are grown in the unirrigated areas.

Modern population
1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2005 2007
970 963 1,002 1,056 1,013 992 1,136 1,059 1,056 1,077

References

  1. ^ "Llanera De Ranes", Comunidad Valenciana, retrieved 2009-9-24
Municipalities of Costera