Casbas de Huesca

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Casbas de Huesca
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Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
Province Huesca
Area
  Total132 km2 (51 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2018) [1]
  Total269
  Density2.0/km2 (5.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Casbas de Huesca is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 296 inhabitants.

It comprises six villages: Casbas de Huesca itself, as well as Junzano, Labata, Panzano, Santa Cilia de Panzano and Sieso de Huesca. It includes the Romanesque Casbas Monastery, which ruled the area in the Middle Ages.

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References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.

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