Patones

Patones
Rural, educational and hill-sport station
General view of the ancient village (Patones Arriba) with its characteristic slate pavements and buildings
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the municipality of Patones within the Community of Madrid
Patones Location of Madrid within Spain
Coordinates: 40°51′17″N 3°29′07″W / 40.85472°N 3.48528°W / 40.85472; -3.48528
Country	Spain
Region	Madrid
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Body	Ayuntamiento de Patones
• Mayor	Eladio Hernanz Gil (PP)
Area
• Total	34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi)
Elevation	718 m (2,356 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	523
• Rank	1st
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes in Spain	28107
Area code	34 (Spain) + 91 (Madrid)
Patron Saint	Virgen de Patones
Consists of two settlements: Arriba (upper) Patones – the ancient hillside village known as the Reino de Patones (Kingdom) abandoned in the mid 20th century for Abajo (lower) Patones, a larger modern town on the plain below.

Patones is a Spanish municipality in the region of the Comunidad de Madrid situated partly in the valley of the river Jarama and partly in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountain range.

Although small, the town has its own council, and consists of two distinct settlements: The ancient hillside village (Upper) Patones Arriba and the modern (Lower) Patones Abajo on the plain below.

• Altitude: 834 m
• Extension: 35 km²
• Distance from Madrid: 60 km
• Population (in 1999) 368

According to an 18th-century travelogue quoted below, the name is believed to originate from the family name of the first settlers Patón, who were, reputedly refugees from Muslim invaders who established a private Christian Kingdom of Patones Alternatively, since Iberian languages are of Latin origin the name may simply be derived from patricius.