Sarón

Sarón is the largest town in Santa María de Cayón, a municipality in Cantabria, Spain.

43°19′25″N 3°51′13″W / 43.32361°N 3.85361°W / 43.32361; -3.85361CountrySpainAutonomous community CantabriaProvinceCantabriaComarcaValles PasiegosJudicial districtMedio CudeyoMunicipalitySanta María de CayónElevation90 m (300 ft)Population • Total3 220 • Rank28th in Cantabria

It was founded in 1876 in a road intersection by a landowner from nearby La Abadilla, whose name was Antonio Saro y Galbán.^[1] The name of the town comes from his first surname. In the town of La Penilla, 2 kilometres away, there is a Nestlé factory, which was the first one to open in Spain in 1905. One of the oldest buildings still standing in Sarón is the market, built in 1929.

As of 2020, its population was 3 220 people,^[2] of which 50.7% are male and 49.3% female.

• José Manuel Fernández García, music composer, born in 1956^[3]