Lemoiz

Lemoiz
The fishing port of Armintza
Flag Coat of arms
Lemoiz Location of Lemoiz within the Basque Country
Coordinates: 43°24′41″N 2°54′8″W / 43.41139°N 2.90222°W / 43.41139; -2.90222
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Biscay
Area
• Total	13.40 km^2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,337
• Density	99.78/km^2 (258.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	www.lemoiz.net

Lemoiz (Spanish: Lemóniz) is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It has a population of about 1243.

The unfinished power plant.

It was chosen as the site of the Lemoniz Nuclear Power Plant, but the construction was left unfinished after ecologist opposition and ETA attacks.

References

1. National Statistics Institute (13 December 2024). "Municipal Register of Spain of 2024".

External links

• LEMOIZ in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa) (in Spanish)
• Pictures from Armintza, a small fishing village located in Lemoiz (in Spanish)