Lousame town hall

Lousame Town Hall

Lousame Town Hall stands on Praza Teodomiro Hidalgo, right in the centre of the small town of Lousame, seat of the municipality of the same name in the province of A Coruña, in Galicia, north-western Spain. The building houses the local council and works as a natural starting point for anyone exploring this corner of Galicia, since the roads to the municipality's main sights all radiate from here.

Where is Lousame and what kind of place is it?

The municipality of Lousame sits in the Noia district, in western Galicia, not far from the Atlantic coast. It covers roughly 93.6 km² and is home to fewer than 3,700 people spread across seven parishes — Camboño, Fruíme, Lesende, Lousame, Tállara, Toxos Outos and Vilacova. The landscape is dominated by green hills, river valleys and small villages, so the area around the town hall works better as a base for rural and walking tourism than as a city-style destination.

A brief history

The municipality took its current shape in 1836, taking its name from the parish of San Xoán de Lousame. In medieval times, life here revolved around the Monastery of San Xusto de Toxosoutos, a major religious and economic centre of the region. Later on, the local economy was shaped by paper mills and by the San Finx mines, where British entrepreneurs extracted tungsten and tin ore from the late 19th century right up until the 1990s.

What's worth seeing near the town hall?

The square in front of the town hall is a good place to start a visit, but the municipality's best-known sights lie a little further out.

The San Finx Mines

These former tungsten and tin mines operated from the late 19th century until the 1990s and now stand as a reminder of the region's mining past, drawing visitors interested in industrial heritage.

The Vilacoba and San Xusto river route

A roughly 20-kilometre circular route of moderate difficulty running through woodland, villages, churches, old watermills, the Lesende petroglyphs, viewpoints and waterfalls — one of the main reasons hikers come to Lousame at all.

Getting to the town hall and planning a visit

The town hall sits at Praza Teodomiro Hidalgo 1, in the heart of Lousame. Given the rural character of the municipality, a car is the most practical way to get here — the drive takes roughly fifteen minutes from Noia and about half an hour from Santiago de Compostela. Allow at least half a day if you also want to walk part of the river route or visit the San Finx mines.

Frequently asked questions

Where exactly is Lousame Town Hall? At Praza Teodomiro Hidalgo 1, in the centre of the town of Lousame, in the province of A Coruña, Galicia.

Is there much to see in Lousame itself? The town centre is small; most attractions, such as the San Finx mines and the river route, lie elsewhere in the municipality, a short drive from the town hall.

How many parishes make up the municipality? Seven: Camboño, Fruíme, Lesende, Lousame, Tállara, Toxos Outos and Vilacova.

Does the area have historical significance? Yes — its medieval history is tied to the Monastery of San Xusto de Toxosoutos, and its more recent past to tungsten mining at the San Finx mines.