Villanova (Huesca)

Villanova municipality
coat of arms	Map of Spain
Basic data
Autonomous Community :	Aragon
Province :	Huesca
Comarca :	Ribagorza
Coordinates	42 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 28'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 33 '  N , 0 ° 28'  E
Height :	982  msnm
Area :	7.05 km²
Residents :	168 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density :	23.83 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	22467
Municipality number  ( INE ):	22249
administration
Mayor :	Miguel Ángel Plaza Lomillos ( PSOE )

General view with the Sierra de Chia in the background

Villanova ( Aragonese Bilanoba , Billanoba in the local dialect Benasqués) is a municipality in the province of Huesca in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain . It is located in the Comarca Ribagorza in the middle of the Pyrenees on the river Ésera in the valley of Benasque . In Villanova, as in Benasque, a Catalan - Aragonese transition dialect known as Benasqués is spoken.

Population development

year	1900	1950	1991	1996	2001	2004	2009
Residents	243	131	94	113	132	133	150

economy

The municipality's economy was originally characterized by agriculture. Since the time around 1980, tourism has taken off with the opening of the winter sports resort of Cerler .

Attractions

• The Romanesque- Lombard churches of Santa María and San Pedro (Sant Pere)

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  Santa María Church

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  San Pedro Church

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).

Web links

Commons : Villanova (Huesca)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• CAI Aragón-Villanova (Spanish)