Villanovilla

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Villanovilla
Settlement
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CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceHuesca
ComarcaJacetania
MunicipalityJaca
Elevation
980 m (3,220 ft)
Population
  Total12 (2,019)
Website http://www.jaca.com/villanovilla.htm

Villanovilla (in Aragonese Villanoviella) is a Spanish settlement belonging to the municipality of Jaca, in the Jacetania, province of Huesca, Aragon.

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Geography

Villanovilla is located in the lower part of the valley of the Ijuez river, a tributary of the Aragon river, in the Garcipollera.[ citation needed ]

History

Unlike other towns in the valley, its urban center was reserved in property by its residents, when the State Forestry Patrimony acquired the land in the valley for reforestation. After years of depopulation, Villanovilla managed to save itself from abandonment, thanks to the rehabilitation of its houses.[ citation needed ]

Demographics

Settlement

Demographic data of Villanovilla since 1900: [1] [2]

Historical population of Villanovilla
Year1900191019201930194019501960197019811991200120112019
Population75727360524830106381112

Former municipality

Demographic data of the municipality of Villanovilla since 1842: [3]

Historical population of Villanovilla
Year184218571860187718871897190019101920
Population56346323------------

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References

  1. Instituto Aragonés de Estadística (2005). Catálogo de pueblos y municipios de Aragón. Estadística de población y nomenclaturas toponímicas entre 1900 y 2004 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Zaragoza: Gobierno de Aragón. pp. 542–543. ISBN   84-7753-366-0.
  2. Nomenclature: Population of the Continuous Register by Population Unit. INE - Spanish National Statistics Institute. (in Spanish)
  3. Alterations of the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842. INE - National Institute of Statistics of Spain. (in Spain)

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