Arén facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arén Areny de Noguera (Ribagorçan) Arén de Noguera (Aragonese)
Municipality
Arén (Spanish)
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Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragón
Province	Huesca
Comarca	Ribagorza
Judicial district	Barbastro
Area
• Total	119 km2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation	709 m (2,326 ft)
Population  (2018)
• Total	318
• Density	2.672/km2 (6.92/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Arenense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22583

Arén is a small town, also known as Areny de Noguera in Catalan or Arén de Noguera in Aragonese. It is a municipality located in the province of Huesca. This area is part of Aragon, a region in Spain. In 2018, a census (a count of people) showed that about 318 people lived there.

Exploring Arén's Villages

Arén is not just one town. It is made up of several smaller villages and hamlets. Some of these places are no longer inhabited. They used to be separate municipalities but later joined with Arén.

Villages in Arén Municipality

These villages were originally part of the Arén municipality:

• Arén
• Campamento de Arén
• Sobrecastell
• Berganuy
• Claraválls
• Puifel
• Soliva

Villages from Former Municipalities

Other villages joined Arén over time:

• In 1965, the Cornudella de Baliera municipality merged with Arén. Its villages include: Rivera de Vall, San Martín, El Sas, Casa Consistorial, Puimolar, L'Hostalet, Vilaplana, Soperún, Iscles, Suerri, and Tresserra.
• In 1966, the Betesa municipality also merged. Its villages are: Betesa, Santa Eulalia, Los Molinos, and Obís.

Fun Facts About Arén

Did you know that Arén has connections to ancient creatures?

• A prehistoric crocodile, called Arenysuchus, was named after this municipality.
• Also, a type of duck-billed dinosaur, the Arenysaurus, got its name from Arén. This shows how important the area is for finding fossils!

See also

In Spanish: Arén para niños