Mansilla de las Mulas

Mansilla de las Mulas (Spanish pronunciation: [manˈsiʎa ðe las ˈmulas]), Mansiella in Leonese language, is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2024 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 1,663 inhabitants.

Mansilla de las Mulas Mansiella de las Mulas
Wall of Mansilla de las Mulas
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Mansilla de las Mulas
Coordinates: 42°29′51″N 5°24′59″W
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Castile and León
Province	León
Municipality	Mansilla de las Mulas
Government
• Mayor	María de la Paz Díez Martínez (PP)
Area
• Total	35.36 km2 (13.65 sq mi)
Elevation	795 m (2,608 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	1,743
• Density	49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	mansillés, mansillesa
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code	24210, 24218
Telephone prefix	987
Website	Ayto. de Mansilla de las Mulas

The town is on the French Way, the most popular path of the Camino de Santiago. The medieval bridge over the Esla River is an essential crossing point for the pilgrims leaving Mansilla de las Mulas on their way to León.

Museum of the Leonese Peoples [es] is erected over the archaeological remains of the former convent of San Agustín of Mansilla de las Mulas.^[2] It guards over 8,000 ethnographic pieces.^[3]

Language

Mansilla City Council promotes Leonese language courses.^[4]

See also

• Leonese language
• Kingdom of León
• Count of Mansilla