title: Villavieja de Yeltes
text: # Villavieja de Yeltes
  
  Villavieja de Yeltes is a municipality in Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The municipality is in the western portion of Castile and León, about 290 km from Madrid, at 738 meters above sea level. Its northern and eastern borders are formed by the Yeltes river, and its entire area is in the river's drainage basin. Its highest point is 828 meters above sea level, in La Berzosa.
  
  ## History
  
  The shores of the Yeltes river have been inhabited since prehistoric times, as indicated by artifacts found there. Megalithic-stage structures were scattered throughout the area, and many remains have been discovered from the medieval period.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The population has fallen inexorably since 2001.
  
  | Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Population | 1119 | 1113 | 1082 | 1029 | 1041 | 1022 | 989 |
  | Men | 558 | 553 | 541 | 514 | 518 | 511 | 498 |
  | Women | 561 | 560 | 541 | 515 | 523 | 511 | 491 |
  