Villanovilla (in Aragonese ''Villanoviella'') is a

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belonging to the municipality of

Jaca Jaca (; in Aragonese language, Aragonese: ''Chaca'' or ''Xaca'') is a city of northeastern Spain in the province of Huesca (province), Huesca, located near the Pyrenees and the border with France. Jaca is an ancient fort on the Aragón (river), ...

, in the Jacetania,

province of Huesca Huesca (; ), officially Huesca/Uesca, is a province of northeastern Spain, in northern Aragon. The capital is Huesca. Positioned just south of the central Pyrenees, Huesca borders France and the French departments of Haute-Garonne, Pyrénées- ...

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Geography

Villanovilla is located in the lower part of the valley of the Ijuez river, a

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of the Aragon river, in the Garcipollera.

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.

Demographics

Settlement

Demographic data of Villanovilla since 1900:

Former municipality

Demographic data of the municipality of Villanovilla since 1842:Alterations of the municipalities in the Population Censuses since 1842. INE - National Institute of Statistics of Spain.
(in Spain) * Between the 1857 Census and the previous one, the municipality grew because it incorporated Acín and Larrosa. * Between the 1877 Census and the previous one, this municipality disappeared because it changed its name and appeared as the municipality of Acín. * Data refer to the ''de jure'' population, except in the 1857 and 1860 Censuses, which refer to the ''de facto'' population.

References

External links

Villanovilla
in the website of the City Council of Jaca {{coord, 42, 37, 05, N, 0, 29, 15, W, display=title, region:ES_type:city Huesca Aragon Populated places in Spain