Villanúa
Huesca · Aragón
Villanúa (in Aragonese: Bellanuga) is a Pyrenean municipality in Spain in the north of Huesca province, in la Jacetania, set where the Aragon valley gets wider. Its name refers to the "new village" repopulated in the late 10th century. Villanúa's altitude is 953 m and it covers 58.2 km2. The village is at the bottom of mount Collarada (2886 m) and in 2018 had 447 inhabitants. It is a tourist locality located between Jaca and the ski stations of Candanchú and Astún and near the French border (12 km. by the Tunnel of Somport).
History
Esta localidad que contaba a inicios de 2025 con 569 habitantes de derecho según el INE , 9,82 hab/km², cuyo gentilicio es villanuenses y apodados gitanos, por dedicarse antiguamente a la cría de caballos para su venta en ferias francesas, es población eminentemente turística, acoge actualmente a 6.000 personas en temporada alta y según el padrón de 2005, 3000 viviendas el 90% de ellas secundarias, distribuidas en cinco barrios: Casco Viejo, Arrabal, La Espata, La Bujaquera y Santiago.
Desde un punto de vista eclesiástico, pertenece a la diócesis de Jaca.
Gallery
Festivals
November 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- September: Fiestas de Villanúa (8)
- December: San Esteban (26)
Trails and hiking
•Camino Aragonés (GR 65.3)
•Variante Tacheras – Oza – Ref. Gabardito – Ref. de Lizara – Canfranc Estación – Canal Roya (GR 11.1)
•Etapa 10: Acumuer – Castiello de Jaca (GR 15, 21.4 km)
•Etapa 11: Castiello de Jaca – Aragüés del Puerto (GR 15, 19.2 km)
Routes passing through Villanúa
Famous people
•Ricardo Compairé Escartín, fotógrafo español
Town hall
Alcaldía: Luis Terren Sanclemente
Web oficial: http://www.villanua.net
Town hall of Villanúa
Alcaldía: Luis Terren Sanclemente Web oficial: http://www.villanua.net
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How to get there
- 🚗 75 km from Huesca (about 53 min by car)
- 🚗 116 km from Pamplona/Iruña (about 82 min by car)
- 🚗 147 km from Zaragoza (about 104 min by car)
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- ✈️ 86 km from Huesca-Pirineos airport (about 61 min by car)
- ✈️ 115 km from Pamplona airport (about 81 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.7 km away
- Where to park · 0.9 km away
- Where to park · 0.9 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Ibercaja · 8.6 km away
- Banco Santander · 8.8 km away
- Caja Rural de Aragón · 8.9 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 0.7 km away
- Moeve · 5.4 km away
ℹ️ Tourist office
- Tourist office · 0.5 km away
- Tourist office · 0.9 km away
- Dolmenes · 0.9 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador las Espeñetas · 1.2 km away
- Mirador de Aratorés · 3.3 km away
- Punta Selva de Villanua · 3.9 km away
Wall
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News
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