Lagrán

Lagrán (Basque: Lagran) is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.

Its name comes from: larra-gran which in Spanish means sobre el prado (English: above the meadow). It is located in the south part of Álava in a valley where the river Ega is born. It has an altitude of 756 m above the sea level, and near the village, at only 3 km from there, are mountains with a height of 1,400 m. There is a huge variety of species of animals and plants. In this valley potatoes and different types of cereals are grown, for commercial purposes or even for direct consumption. In the border of this valley there are several forests. There can be frequently seen hunters around this area, either major or minor hunting, because of its variety of fauna. It currently has 126 inhabitants, and it is considered to be the oldest village in Alava. Its average age is around 70 years old.

The mayor also controls another 2 towns, called Villaverde (1 km away of Lagrán) and Pipaón (7 km away of Lagrán); Lagrán is the town with the highest population of the 3. Villaverde became more famous after Eva Garcia Saenz de Urturi published the Books of the White City ("The Silence of the White City," "Water Rituals," "The Lords of Time" and "The Black Book of Hours") because it's the town of the grandfather of the author and the main character of the books.