Arén
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Arén
Areny de Noguera (Ribagorçan) Arén de Noguera (Aragonese) | |
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| Arén (Spanish) | |
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  Arén Location of Arén/Areny de Noguera within Aragon  Arén Location of Arén/Areny de Noguera within Spain | |
| Coordinates: 42°16′N 0°44′E / 42.267°N 0.733°E | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragón |
| Province | Huesca |
| Comarca | Ribagorza |
| Judicial district | Barbastro |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Maria Asunción Codina Marcet (PSOE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 709 m (2,326 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
• Total | 318 |
| • Density | 2.7/km2 (6.9/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Arenense |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 22583 |
| Website | Official website |
Arén (Spanish: [aˈɾen]), in Catalan: Areny de Noguera[2] (Catalan: [aˈɾeɲ de noˈɣeɾɛ]), or in Aragonese: Arén de Noguera, is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 318 inhabitants.
Villages
[edit]These include uninhabited villages:
- Former Arén municipality: Arén, Campamento de Arén, Sobrecastell, Berganuy, Claraválls, Puifel and Soliva.
- Former Cornudella de Baliera municipality (merged in 1965): Rivera de Vall, San Martín, El Sas, Casa Consistorial, Puimolar, L'Hostalet, Vilaplana, Soperún, Iscles, Suerri and Tresserra.
- Former Betesa municipality (merged in 1966): Betesa, Santa Eulalia, Los Molinos and Obís.
Trivia
[edit]- The prehistoric crocodilian Arenysuchus was named after the municipality.
- The duck billed dinosaur Arenysaurus was also named for this place.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ As shown in the Legislative Decree 2/2006 Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine of 27 December, of the Government of Aragon, by the revised text of the Law on Comarcal Demarcation of Aragon is approved.
External links
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