Riaño is a town and former municipality located along the Esla River in the mountains of the province of León, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, northern Spain. The village is across the reservoir from Peak Gilbo. Located 3650 feet above sea level, it is in the Cantabrian mountains near the foothills of the Picos de Europa.

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Riaño
Municipality
New Riaño, the new village built to replace the submerged Riaño. The old village is located under the bridge. The mountain on the left is Peak Gilbo.
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Riaño Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°58′29″N 5°00′43″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Comarca	Montaña de Riaño
Government
• Mayor	Manuel Javier Fernández Presa
Area
• Total	97.63 km2 (37.70 sq mi)
Elevation	1,112 m (3,648 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	474
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Demonym	Riañéses
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	24900
Website	www.mriano.com

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Due to planned construction of a dam and reservoir in the 1980s, for flood control and generation of hydroelectric power, the village and its lowlying farmland were submerged, as were six other villages in the associated dam project. The residents were relocated to New Riaño, built as a replacement higher above the reservoir waters.^[2] In 2010 the village had 532 residents.

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• List of submerged places in Spain
• List of missing landmarks in Spain
• Kingdom of León
• Leonese dialect