TIRAÑA

Tiraña covers 19,08 km², It is situated at a height of 325 metres and at a distance from la Pola 3,8 km. It has a population of 2.051 inhabitants who live in the farm houses and villages of L´Abedul, L´Arbeya, Barredos, La Barrera, La Brañueta, Bustió, Les Cabañes, La Cagüernia, El Campu, El Campurru, Carbayal, Los Cardos, Casacavá, La Casarriba, La Casorra, La Cerezal, Condueñu, Costante, Cortina, El Cuetu, El Fabariegu, La Facuriella, La Faya los Llobos, El Forno, Gamonal, La Gatera, Grandiella, L´Agüeria Riba, L´Agüeria Baxo, Lloro, La Moral, L´Ordaliegu, Paniceres, El Paréu, El Patarín, La Peruyal, El Rebollal, Recortina, San Pedro, Sayeo, Los Veneros, El Valliquín, Villarín, L´Azorea Baxo, L´Azorea Cima, El Caleyón, La Cantera, El Colláu, La Corcia, Llanacéu, El Pláganu, La Vaúga, La Boza, El Cabañón, Caicea, Los Cardos de Baxo, Los Cardos de Riba, Carriza, La Casanueva, El Centenal, La Choza, La Covaniella, La Donga, La Escomulgá, L´Hedráu, La Güerta la Cruz, El Llagu, El Llosicu, Los Mártires, El Molín, Los Navaliegos, La Negrera, El Nesprón, El Palacio, El Patarín de Baxo, El Patarín de Riba, Los Payares, Recortina Baxo, El Retorturiu, La Riega, Rifaeo, Solafuente, La Solana, Les Teyeres, La Vallina, La Viesca Pumar and La Xerrona.

The Tiraña valley was the place where Roman legions passed by, in medieval times, feudal land owned by los Alvarez de las Asturias, Counts of Nava. Dependent on the Ovetense convent of San Vicente in the 14th century, it became independent at the beginning of the 16th century, 1826 was the year in which it became part of the Laviana city council.

Within the parish of Tiraña we must highlight the town of Barredos, an extensive mining town with a population of 1600 inhabitants, which intermingles with the last traces vestigios of the old settlement of lordly and rural origin. You can still observe traces of those times in Barredos.