Sargentes de la Lora

CountrySpainAutonomous community Castile and LeónProvince BurgosComarcaPáramosArea • Total85 km² (33 sq mi)Population • Total114 • Density1.3/km² (3.5/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsitehttp://www.sargentesdelalora.es/

Sargentes de la Lora is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 196 inhabitants.

In 1963, a petroleum reservoir was discovered in Ayoluengo de la Lora, a town of the municipality. Since 1964, 17 million oil barrels had been extracted. The reservoir had been exploited by Chevron Corporation (until 1990), Repsol (until 2002) and Northern Petroleum.^[2]

Main sights

• La Cabaña dolmen: Prehistoric megalith.^[3]

People from Sargentes de la Lora

• Andrés Manjón (1846-1923): Catholic priest and educator.

See also

• Páramos (comarca)
• Valle del Rudrón

References

42°46′N 3°52′W / 42.767°N 3.867°W / 42.767; -3.867