Sargentes de la Lora is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 196 inhabitants.
In 1963, a petroleum reservoir was discovered in Ayoluengo de la Lora, a town of the municipality. Since 1964, 17 million oil barrels had been extracted. The reservoir had been exploited by Chevron Corporation (until 1990), Repsol (until 2002) and Northern Petroleum.Petróleo - Estación petrolífera de Ayoluengo Ayoluengo.es
Main sights
La Cabaña dolmen: Prehistoric megalith.La Cabaña, Dolmen, La Lora Typicalish.com
People from Sargentes de la Lora Andrés Manjón (1846-1923): Catholic priest and educator.
See also Páramos (comarca) Valle del Rudrón
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