Laxe

Concello de Laxe
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): Laxe
Location of Laxe within Galicia
Parroquias	Laxe, Nande, Sarces, Serantes, Soesto & Traba
Area
• Total	37.48 km2 (14.47 sq mi)
Population (2004)
• Total	3,558
• Density	94.93/km2 (245.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CET (UTC+2)
Website	http://www.concellodelaxe.com

Laxe (Galician pronunciation: [ˈlaʃe]) is a northwestern municipality of Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia. It belongs to the comarca of Bergantiños. It is situated in the sheltered Cabanas bay area, meaning that Laxe's expansive sandy beaches are well-sheltered from Atlantic winds.

Laxe's average temperatures vary greatly, with an average winter-time high of 10-12 celsius, compared to highs of 31-33 celsius in June–July.^[1]

Demography

From:INE Archiv

Notable people

• Anxo Mato commonly known as Anxo, is a Spanish footballer who plays for CF Villanovense as a winger.

References

Municipalities of the province of A Coruña
Abegondo Ames Aranga Ares Arteixo Arzúa A Baña Bergondo Betanzos Boimorto Boiro Boqueixón Brión Cabana de Bergantiños Cabanas Camariñas Cambre A Capela Carballo Cariño Carnota Carral Cedeira Cee Cerceda Cerdido Coirós Corcubión Coristanco A Coruña Culleredo Curtis Dodro Dumbría Fene Ferrol Fisterra Frades Irixoa A Laracha Laxe Lousame Malpica de Bergantiños Mañón Mazaricos Melide Mesía Miño Moeche Monfero Mugardos Muros Muxía Narón Neda Negreira Noia Oleiros Ordes Oroso Ortigueira Outes Oza-Cesuras Paderne Padrón O Pino A Pobra do Caramiñal Ponteceso Pontedeume As Pontes de García Rodríguez Porto do Son Rianxo Ribeira Rois Sada San Sadurniño Santa Comba Santiago de Compostela Santiso Sobrado As Somozas Teo Toques Tordoia Touro Trazo Val do Dubra Valdoviño Vedra Vilarmaior Vilasantar Vimianzo Zas

Coordinates: 43°13′00″N 9°00′00″W / 43.2167°N 9°W / 43.2167; -9