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Foncea
Municipality
Skyline of Foncea
Foncea Location within La Rioja. Show map of La Rioja, Spain Foncea Foncea (Spain) Show map of Spain
Coordinates: 42°36′55″N 3°02′16″W / 42.61528°N 3.03778°W / 42.61528; -3.03778
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	La Rioja
Comarca	Haro
Government
• Mayor	Pedro Luis Orive (PP)
Area
• Total	22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
Elevation	694 m (2,277 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	96
Postal code	26211

Foncea is a municipality of the autonomous community of La Rioja (Spain). It is located in northeast of the province, near to the Montes Obarenes. It depends on the judicial district of Haro.

The first documental mention of Foncea was in 952 in some donations deeds.

Foncea is also a non common Spanish surname which origin is probably related with the municipality of Foncea, although this relation have not been proved. Persons with this surname lived principally in Spain, Chile and Argentina.

Notable people

• Ángel Casimiro de Govantes, historian.

References

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