Azara, Huesca

Municipality in Somontano de Barbastro, ESP From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Azara is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain. In 2018, it had a population of 174 inhabitants. It is located in the middle of a valley named after Alferche, to the right of the La Clamor Canyon, surrounded by sandstone the highest among which is Peña de Santa Margarita, 40 km away from Huesca.

Church in Azara
Country ESP
Elevation
[1]
429 m (1,407 ft)
Postal code
22311
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Azara
Municipality
Flag of Azara
Flag
Coat of arms of Azara
Coat of arms
Country ESP
ComarcaSomontano de Barbastro
ProvinceHuesca
Government
 • MayorJerónimo Santos Larroya Domper ( PSOE-Aragón )
Area
 • Total
14.49 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
429 m (1,407 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)[2]
 • Total
167
Postal code
22311
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Administration

Recent Mayors of Azara

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PeriodMayorParty
1979-1983
1983-1987
1987-1991
1991-1995
1995-1999
1999-2003
2003-2007Santos Larroya DomperPSOE-Aragón
2007-2011PSOE-Aragón
2011-2015Jerónimo Santos Larroya Domper[3]PSOE-Aragón
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Electoral results

Municipal Elections[4]
Party 2003 2007 2011
Partido de los Socialistas de Aragón 4 3 3
Partido Popular de Aragón (PP) 1 2 2
PAR -
CHA - -
Total 5 5 5

Demography

Demographic evolution
190019101930194019501960197019811986199219992004
491441441380308363310269237225224200

Monuments

  • The Santa Lucia Church
  • Peña/Piedra Santa Margarita (Azara) was an old castle belonging to Arabs. For lieutenant it had to Barbatuerta immediately after the reconquista (1101-4), and in times of Labaña (1610) it belonged to Sanjuanistas de Barbastro.

Feasts

  • Major feast is celebrated from 13 December to 16 December in honour of Santa Lucía.
  • Easter Monday.
  • Cultural Days of June.

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