Sarria

Sarria
municipality
Town view.
Town view.
Flag of Sarria
Coat of arms of Sarria
Situation of Sarria within Galicia
Situation of Sarria within Galicia
Parroquias52
Government
 • Alcalde (Mayor)Claudio M. Garrido Martinez
 185 km²
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total13,345
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CET)
Websitewww.sarria.es

Sarria is a municipality in the province of Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia, northwestern Spain. It belongs to the comarca of Sarria. Sarria is the most populous town on the French Way in Galicia,[citation needed] with 13,700 inhabitants and the major is Carmen José Lòpez. It is head of the region and the most popular starting point for the Camino de Santiago; many pilgrims choose Sarria because the distance from this point to Santiago allows them to cover the necessary kilometers to reach the Compostela. King Alfonso IX of León died in Sarria in 1230 while making a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.