Villanúa

Huesca · Aragón

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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).

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Origins

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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.

Monuments

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What to visit

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Gallery

Festivals

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8 · September Fiestas de Villanúa 📆 Add to my calendar

Rest of the year

December: San Esteban (26)

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Street market

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Gastronomy

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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

Somport Recorrido señalizado de 37 km, de Villanúa a Canfranc, por 2 pueblos. En OpenStreetMap figura como «[CIMA HU15... 2 villages · 38 km · CIMA Somport - Candanchú Recorrido señalizado de 40 km, de Villanúa a Canfranc, por 2 pueblos. En OpenStreetMap figura como «[CIMA HU15... 2 villages · 40 km · CIMA

Services

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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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