Altorricón

Altorricón municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	La litera
Coordinates	41 ° 48 '  N , 0 ° 25'  E Coordinates: 41 ° 48 '  N , 0 ° 25'  E
Height :	265  msnm
Area :	32.0 km²
Residents :	1,417 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	44.28 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22540
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22025
administration
Mayor :	Salvador Plana Marsal ( PSOE )
Website :	www.altorricon.org

Parish Church of San Bartolomé

Altorricón ( El Torricó in Catalan ) is a municipality in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain . It is located in the flat, southern part of the Comarca La Litera in the predominantly Catalan-speaking Franja de Aragón .

history

The community, which was already settled in the Neolithic Age, belonged to Tamarite de Litera until 1935 .

population

Development since 1950

1950	1960	1970	1978	1991	1996	2001	2004	2005	2006	2008
1,543	-	-	1,687	1,259	1,454	1,457	1,447	1,462	1,469	1,491

Attractions

• Parish Church of San Bartolomé
• Romanesque hermitage of San Bartolomé
• The Iberian settlements in Tosal Gros and Torre Claret.

Web links

Commons : Altorricón  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Cifras oficiales de población resultantes de la revisión del Padrón municipal a 1 de enero . Population statistics from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (population update).