Novales is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 191 inhabitants. It is situated on a plain on the right bank of the river Guatizalema, about 16 km Southeast of Huesca.
Novales, Spain | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 42°01′56″N 0°17′12″W / 42.0322°N 0.2867°W | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Aragon |
| Province | Huesca |
| Municipality | Novales |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Vicente Monaj Rivarés (Partido Aragonés) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 464 m (1,522 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 155 |
| • Density | 7.8/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www |
Geography
editBordering localities
editHistory
editNovales was first mentioned on 4 December 1097 in reference to Señor "Fortunio Garcez de Balle in Novales" [2]
Cultural heritage
editThe following buildings are part of the architectural heritage of Novales: the Castillo de Novales, the church Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario and the hermitage Ermita de San Joaquín.[3]
Polítics
editMayors
editAs of 2016, the mayor has come from the Partido Aragonés over the past 13 years.
| Period | Mayor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-1983 | Manuel Bescós Otal[4] | Unión de Centro Democrático | |
| 1983-1987 | |||
| 1987-1991 | |||
| 1991-1995 | |||
| 1995-1999 | |||
| 1999-2003 | |||
| 2003-2007 | Luis Manuel Bescós Nerín | Partido Aragonés | |
| 2007-2011 | |||
| 2011-2015 | Vicente Monaj Rivarés[5][6] | ||
| 2015-2019 | |||
Election results
editMunicipal elections[7]
| ||||||||
| Party | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | ||||
| Partido Aragonés | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Ciudadanos | 1 | |||||||
| PSOE de Aragón | - | 1 | 1 | - | ||||
| Partido Popular de Aragón | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Chunta Aragonesista | - | |||||||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||
Debt
editThe concept of the current debt considers debt with savings and banks relative to crediting institutions, fixed-income securities and loans or credit transfers to third parties, excluding commercial debt.
The municipal debt per inhabitant in 2014 was €0 after a peak of €66 in 2008.[8]
Demographics
editThe municipality extends over an area of 20 km2,[9] and has 176 inhabitants per the municipal population statistics of the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de España at a density of 8.76 inhabitants/km2.
Notable people
edit- Domingo Catalán, a street is named after the 6 time world champion in athletics, e.g.in 1987 and 1988 100 km World Championship.[10]
References
edit- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Ubieto Arteta, Colección diplomática de Pedro I, nº. 41, p.269
- ^ Patrimonio arquitectónico AYunamiento de Novales, n.d., retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Ministerio de Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas (Gobierno de España). "Treinta aniversario de las primeras elecciones municipales de la democracia". Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ Alcaldes de Aragón de las elecciones de 2011
- ^ "Alcaldes de todos los municipios de la provincia de Huesca". Heraldo.es. 14 June 2015.
- ^ "Archivo Electoral de Aragón" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Aragón. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
- ^ Division of the municipal debt 2014 (see Min. Hacienda y Administraciones Públicas, Deuda Viva de las Entidades Locales) by the number of municipal inhabitants of the same year (see Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Nomenclátor: Población del Padrón Continuo por Unidad Poblacional).
- ^ "Población, superficie y densidad por municipios". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
- ^ Personajes ilustres Ayuntamiento de Novales, n.d.,retrieved 14 February 2016
External links
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