San Millán de la Cogolla

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San Millán de la Cogolla

Total population

186

Air quality index

29Good

WeatherAvg high 62.7°F

Coordinates42.33°, -2.86°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

San Millán de la Cogolla is a sparsely populated municipality in La Rioja (Spain). The village is famous for its twin monasteries, Yuso and Suso, which were declared a World Heritage Site in 1997. There were 293 inhabitants registered in 2009, the population having fallen significantly during the twentieth century.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in La Rioja

• Estollo
  0.6 mi away · pop. 89
• Berceo
  0.8 mi away · pop. 137
• Ollora
  1.8 mi away
• Villaverde de Rioja
  2.7 mi away · pop. 67
• Villar de Torre
  2.9 mi away · pop. 142
• Tobía
  3.2 mi away · pop. 41
• Pazuengos
  3.3 mi away · pop. 24
• Villarejo
  3.3 mi away · pop. 30
• Badarán
  3.8 mi away · pop. 471
• Matute
  4 mi away · pop. 85
• Cañas
  4.4 mi away · pop. 95
• Cordovín
  4.5 mi away · pop. 155

Browse all places in La Rioja →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about San Millán de la Cogolla

San Millán de la Cogolla (La Rioja)

Ismael Maestro Pablo · 2002

Actas del III Simposio Iberoamericano de Terminología

Simposio Iberoamericano de Terminología (3rd 1992 San Millán de la Cogolla, Spain) · 1997

Los monasterios de San Millán de la Cogolla

Jornadas de Arte y Patrimonio Regional. (6o. : 1998 : San Millan de la Cogolla, La Rioja) · 2000

Los marfiles de San Millán de la Cogolla

Salas Franco, Ma. Pilar · 2009

Hagiografía y difusión en la vida de San Millán de la Cogolla de Gonzalo de Berceo

Francisco Javier Grande Quejigo · 2000

Trazados de arquitectura y grafitos históricos en el Monasterio de San Millán de la Cogolla, de Yuso (La Rioja)

Ma. Begoña Arrue Ugarte · 2022

Catálogo de pintura del Monasterio de San Millán de la Cogolla

Ismael Gutiérrez Pastor · 1984

La miniatura en el Monasterio de San Millán de la Cogolla

Soledad de Silva y Verástegui · 1999

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Black horehound

Ballota nigra

Seen 2026-07-02

Boar Thistle

Galactites tomentosus

Seen 2026-07-02

Narrow-leaved clover

Trifolium angustifolium

Seen 2026-07-02

ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Seen 2026-07-01

pyramidal orchid

Anacamptis pyramidalis

Seen 2026-06-30

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-28

Mountain Rue

Ruta montana

Seen 2026-06-26

Oak Hawkmoth

Marumba quercus

Seen 2026-06-26

Viperine Snake

Natrix maura

Seen 2026-06-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of San Millán de la Cogolla, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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