Gurrea de Gállego

Gurrea de Gállego municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Coordinates	42 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 46 ′  W Coordinates: 42 ° 1 ′  N , 0 ° 46 ′  W
Height :	341  msnm
Area :	191.97 km²
Residents :	1,467 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density :	7.64 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22280
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22119
administration
Mayor :	Juan Carlos Martín Viscasillas

Gurrea de Gállego is a Spanish municipality in the province of Huesca in Aragon . It belongs to the Comarca Hoya de Huesca .

Neighboring municipalities are: El Temple , La Paúl , Alcalá de Gurrea , Marracos , San Jorge and Almudévar .

history

In 1099 the place "Gorreia" was donated by King Pedro I to the Montearagón Monastery.

Population development since 1900

1900	1910	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1981	1986	1992	1999	2004
1,514	1,619	1,697	1,626	2,199	2,600	2,285	2,178	2.117	1,981	1,839	1,744

Attractions

• The Romanesque church of San Nicolás de Bari

Community partnerships

 France Sauveterre-de-Béarn

Web links

Commons : Gurrea de Gállego  - 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).