La Albuera

38°42′58″N 6°49′26″W / 38.71611°N 6.82389°W / 38.71611; -6.82389Country SpainAutonomous community ExtremaduraProvinceBadajozComarcaTierra de BadajozJudicial districtBadajozGovernment • MayorManuel Antonio Díaz González (PSOE)Area • Total26.4 km² (10.2 sq mi)Elevation253 m (830 ft)Population • Total2,029 • Density77/km² (200/sq mi)DemonymAlbuereñosTime zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal codeWebsiteOfficial website

La Albuera is a village southeast of Badajoz, Extremadura, Spain. As of 2009^[update] it had a population of c. 2,000 inhabitants.

History

It was scene of the Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811) between Spanish, Portuguese and British troops under William Carr Beresford and the French ones led by Marshal Soult, in the course of the Peninsular war.

Geography

Located south of the city of Badajoz and next to the Spanish borders with Portugal, La Albuera is, along with Guadiana del Caudillo,^[2] an enclave entirely surrounded by the municipal territory of Badajoz.^[3][4]

Twin towns

• Descartes, France

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