Líjar

Place in Andalusia, Spain

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Coordinates: 37°17′N 2°13′W / 37.283°N 2.217°W / 37.283; -2.217CountrySpainCommunityAndalusiaMunicipalityAlmeríaGovernment

• MayorCrescencio Molina Sánchez (PP)Area

• Total28 km² (11 sq mi)Elevation

612 m (2,008 ft)Population

(2018)^[1]

• Total390 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Líjar is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. On October 14, 1883, Lijar declared war on France because, "Our King Alfonso, when passing through Paris on the 29th day of September was stoned and offended in the most cowardly fashion by miserable hordes of the French nation." No actual fighting ever took place. In 1983, Lijar declared peace.^[2]^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1999	496	—
2000	509	+2.6%
2001	519	+2.0%
2002	520	+0.2%
2003	514	−1.2%
2004	504	−1.9%
2005	500	−0.8%
Source: INE (Spain)

Source: INE (Spain)

References

^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
^ "Little Spanish Town Offended by French Ends 100-Year War". Washington Post. 20 November 1983.
^ "France and Spain end 100-year war". Christian Science Monitor. 28 October 1983.