Novales

Coordinates: 42°01′56″N 0°17′12″W / 42.0322°N 0.2867°W / 42.0322; -0.2867
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Novales, Spain
Coordinates: 42°01′56″N 0°17′12″W / 42.0322°N 0.2867°W / 42.0322; -0.2867
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceHuesca
MunicipalityNovales
Government
 • AlcaldeVicente Monaj Rivarés (Partido Aragonés)
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Elevation
464 m (1,522 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total155
 • Density7.8/km2 (20/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitewww.novales.es

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.

Geography[edit]

Bordering localities[edit]

History[edit]

Novales was first mentioned on 4 December 1097 in reference to Señor "Fortunio Garcez de Balle in Novales" [2]

Cultural heritage[edit]

The 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[edit]

Mayors[edit]

As 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[edit]

Municipal 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[edit]

The 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[edit]

The 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ Ubieto Arteta, Colección diplomática de Pedro I, nº. 41, p.269
  3. ^ Patrimonio arquitectónico AYunamiento de Novales, n.d., retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Alcaldes de Aragón de las elecciones de 2011
  6. ^ "Alcaldes de todos los municipios de la provincia de Huesca". Heraldo.es. 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Archivo Electoral de Aragón" (in Spanish). Gobierno de Aragón. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  8. ^ 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).
  9. ^ "Población, superficie y densidad por municipios". Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  10. ^ Personajes ilustres Ayuntamiento de Novales, n.d.,retrieved 14 February 2016

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