Yernes y Tameza is a municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. It is situated in the east-central zone of the principality, between mountains high along the Cubia River. It is bordered on the west, north, and northeast by Grado, on the southeast by Proaza, and on the south by Teverga. The municipality has an abrupt topography, most notable in the peak Caldoveiru (1,357 m) and the Tameza River, which crosses the municipality from south to north. With 133 inhabitants according to the 2023 National Census, it is the least populated municipality in Asturias. The province is named after its two parishes, Yernes and Tameza ("y" is Spanish for "and"). The capital is Villabre; other villages include: Fuxóu, Vindías, Villuarrí, and Yernes. The people practice high mountain ranching and subsistence agriculture. In livestock, cattle and horses are the most important, in particular the Asturian mountain breeds, such as the Asturcon. The most frequently cultivated crops are the potato, cereal, vegetables, and hay.
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Origins
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History
The area was inhabited during the prehistoric and Roman periods, as evidenced by the discovery of lithic remains in numerous caves within the municipality. Additionally, during the initial decades of the 20th century, gold medals from the Roman Empire were unearthed in the village of Fuxóu.
The first documented mention of Tameza is found in a document in which King Ordoño I of Asturias made a donation to the Cathedral of San Salvador in Oviedo in 857. In 1086, a number of noblemen bequeathed half of their territory to the cathedral. In 1174, Ferdinand II of León transferred his rights over the remaining half of the territory to the Church of Oviedo, which was subsequently established as an episcopal municipality, as evidenced by the municipal coat of arms. In 1579, a papal bull from Pope Gregory XIII allowed Philip II of Spain to confiscate the territory and return it to the Spanish Crown.
Two years later, the 130 inhabitants purchased the territory from the king for 12,691,922 maravedíes, thereby establishing their own municipality or conceyu. Juan de Grijalva, the king's representative, appointed the inaugural town councillors and tasked them with formulating the municipality's ordinances. These responsibilities were subsequently undertaken by two magistrates, two councillors, a mayor of the Hermandad, and an agent for the nobility, as well as a judge, a councillor, and another mayor of the Hermandad for the general public. The municipality's capital was established in Villabre in 1584.
It is said that, to determine the limit with neighboring municipality Proaza, it was agreed that two bulls would fight, one from each municipality, with the boundary being the point reached by the winning bull. The bull representing Yernes y Tameza, from the village of Yernes, would have been the winner, despite being smaller. Because of this, the coat of arms of Yernes y Tameza includes two fighting bulls.
In recent years, Yernes y Tameza has been in the spotlight of the Spanish media because, due to depopulation, there is not enough population to fill the vacant posts in the municipal administration when workers take sick leaves, forcing the mayor and the local population to take in their roles.
Monuments
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Patrimonio:
No podemos decir que Yernes y Tameza posea un gran patrimonio monumental, pero aun así son de destacar algunos descubrimientos históricos de interés. Entre ellos, varios montículos artificiales que derivan de la época prehistórica y que tenían una finalidad puramente funeraria, siendo de importancia los encontrados en Cuevallagar y La Barrera. Otros descubrimientos del mismo tipo, sufrieron una suerte distinta al ser destruidos todos ellos por máquinas.
Además de estos monumentos prehistóricos, se localizan varias capillas situadas en lugares estratégicos, como las de Santiago y Santa Cristina, así como los templos parroquiales de Santa María de Tameza, que ha sufrido numerosas restauraciones, conservando de su aspecto inicial solamente una ventana hallada al oeste del presbiterio, y el de Santa Cruz de Yernes, de tipología popular y que consta de nave única, cabecera cuadrada y pórtico lateral, rematado con una espadaña de triple arco.
Dentro de su arquitectura rural y popular, se han localizado los restos de una torre cerca de la capital, así como un antiguo palacio perteneciente a la familia López del Vallado, que incluía entre sus pertenencias una capilla. También destacaremos dentro de las construcciones rurales, a los corros, que son edificaciones circulares cubiertas con piedras planas que forman una falsa bóveda cónica.
Lo más destacable artísticamente del concejo podemos decir que es la belleza natural de sus paisajes, estando la zona catalogada como espacio protegido en el plan de ordenación de los recursos naturales del Principado de Asturias (PORNA).
Fiestas:
Entre sus fiestas están:
En el mes de junio, la Romería de Acibidiello en Villabre y las de San Antonio en Yernes.
En el mes de agosto, es la Feria de Cuevavallagar en el puerto.
En el mes de octubre, son las de El Rosario, tanto en Yernes como en Villabre.
El descenso de población acaecido en el concejo durante estos últimos años, reduce la celebración de festejos en el suelo local, aunque todavía se siguen celebrando varias de ellas en los que podemos disfrutar de las tradiciones antiguas, así como de la gastronomía de la zona, rica en verduras, carnes y cocidos, huevos de pita de caleya, chorizos y jamón.
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Festivals
September 2026
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- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- August: Cuevallagar (16)
- October: Fiestas del Rosario (1)
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Trails and hiking
•Camín Real de Cueiro a Villanueva (GR 101.1)
•Asturias Interior (Etapa 16) (GR 109)
•Sendero Histórico: Asturias (GR 1)
Routes passing through Yernes y Tameza
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Famous people
•José Antonio Barbón Rodríguez
Town hall
Gobierno municipal:
En el concejo de Yernes y Tameza el partido que más tiempo ha gobernado ha sido el Partido Popular. La actual alcaldesa es María Díaz Fidalgo, (PSOE).
Desde 1987, al descender su censo por debajo de los 250 habitantes, este concejo tiene un sistema de listas abiertas.
Organización territorial:
Según el nomenclátor de 2017, el concejo está formado únicamente por 2 parroquias, de las que toma su nombre:
Yernes: 68 habitantes
Villabre (Tameza): 72 habitantes
Town hall of Yernes y Tameza
Gobierno municipal: En el concejo de Yernes y Tameza el partido que más tiempo ha gobernado ha sido el Partido Popular. La actual alcaldesa es María Díaz Fidalgo, (PSOE). Desde 1987, al descender su censo por debajo de los 250 habitantes, este concejo tiene un sistema de listas abiertas. Organización territorial: Según el nomenclátor de 2017, el concejo está formado únicamente por 2 parroquias, de las que toma su nombre: Yernes: 68 habitantes Villabre (Tameza): 72 habitantes
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How to get there
- 🚗 30 km from Oviedo (about 21 min by car)
- 🚗 57 km from Gijón (about 40 min by car)
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- ✈️ 43 km from Asturias airport (about 30 min by car)
- ✈️ 104 km from León airport (about 73 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 2.1 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Unicaja Banco · 7.2 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 7.3 km away
- Banco Santander · 9.4 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Estación de Servicio Valle de Trubia S.L. · 7.7 km away
- Estación de Servicio Galp Belmonte de Miranda · 9.5 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Cuallagar · 2.3 km away
- Cuallagar · 2.3 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio.
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