Azara, Huesca
This article is about a municipality in Huesca province, Spain.
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Azara.
Azara is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain. In 2010, it had a population of 200 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
Administration
Recent Mayors of Azara
| Period | Mayor | Party |
| 1979-1983 | | | |
| 1983-1987 | | | |
| 1987-1991 | | | |
| 1991-1995 | | | |
| 1995-1999 | | | |
| 1999-2003 | | | |
| 2003-2007 | Santos Larroya Domper | PSOE-Aragón | |
| 2007-2011 | | PSOE-Aragón | |
| 2011-2015 | Jerónimo Santos Larroya Domper[2] | PSOE-Aragón | |
Electoral results
Demography
Demographic evolution
| 1900 | 1910 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1986 | 1992 | 1999 | 2004 |
|---|
| 491 | 441 | 441 | 380 | 308 | 363 | 310 | 269 | 237 | 225 | 224 | 200 |
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.
References
External links
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Coordinates: 42°04′N 0°02′W / 42.067°N 0.033°W / 42.067; -0.033
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