Villanova (Huesca)
Villanova municipality | ||
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coat of arms | Map of Spain | |
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Basic data | ||
Autonomous Community : | Aragon | |
Province : | Huesca | |
Comarca : | Ribagorza | |
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 ) |
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)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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
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