La Pola de Gordón is a municipality located in the province of León, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2025 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 2833 inhabitants. The toponym Gordón has a disputed origin. José Ramón Morala Rodríguez, professor at the University of León, proposes, based on the studies of Charles Rostaing, that place names with the root /kord-/ or /gord-/ (such as Gordón, Gordoncillo, Gordaliza, Gordoa, etc.) have a pre-Roman origin, probably related to an oronymic root alluding to a rise in the terrain. Furthermore, Morala connects this with the studies of Joan Coromines, which propose that certain place names with the root Gord- could have been formed by adding the Celtic or Gaulish element -dunum, meaning "village" or "fortress". Thus, names like "Gordón" could originally be interpreted as "village or strong castle", reinforcing the idea that these places were located in elevated and strategic areas, both for their defensive position and their geographical value. More information...
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