Villanova, Aragon

Villanova (Spanish) Bilanoba (Benasquese) Vilanova d'Éssera (Catalan)
Municipality
Coat of arms
Villanova (Spanish) Location in Spain
Coordinates: 42°32′45″N 0°27′39″E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Comarca	Ribagorza (comarca)
Municipality	Villanova
Area
• Total	7.05 km^2 (2.72 sq mi)
Elevation	982 m (3,222 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	159
• Density	23/km^2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22467
Official language(s)	Spanish, Benasquese, Ribagorçan

Villanova (Spanish: [ˌbiʎaˈnoβa]), in Benasquese: Bilanoba^[2] or Billanoba,^[3] in Catalan: Vilanova d'Éssera^[4] (locally [ˌbilaˈnɔβa ˈðeseɾa]), in Aragonese: Vilanova, is a municipality located in the Ribagorza comarca, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 154 inhabitants.

The town is located at the foot of the Sierra de Chía range. There are yearly religious celebrations on April 29 in honor of Saint Peter Martyr.^[5]

See also

• Ésera/Éssera River

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
2. Toponyms: towns with local name in Aragonese in Great Aragonese Encyclopedia
3. [As shown in the Legislative Decree 2/2006 of 27 December, of the Government of Aragon, by the revised text of the Law on Comarcal Demarcation of Aragon is approved.
4. Enciclopèdia Catalana, SAU
5. Valle de Benasque

External links

• CAI Aragon^[usurped]