Azara, Huesca facts for kids

This page is about a municipality in Huesca province, Spain. For other uses, see Azara.

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Azara

Municipality

Flag	Coat of arms

Country

ESP

Comarca

Somontano de Barbastro

Province

Huesca

Area

• Total

14.49 km² (5.59 sq mi)

Elevation

429 m (1,407 ft)

Population

(2018)

• Total

174

Postal code

22311

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

Administration
- Recent Mayors of Azara
- Electoral results
Demography
Monuments
Feasts
See also

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	PSOE-Aragón

Electoral results

Municipal Elections
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
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.