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Arén

Arén (Spanish: [aˈɾen]), in Catalan: Areny de Noguera (Catalan: [aˈɾeɲ de noˈɣeɾɛ]), or in Aragonese: Arén de Noguera, is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2018 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 318 inhabitants.

Villages

These include uninhabited villages:

  • Former Arén municipality: Arén, Campamento de Arén, Sobrecastell, Berganuy, Claraválls, Puifel and Soliva.
  • Former Cornudella de Baliera municipality (merged in 1965): Rivera de Vall, San Martín, El Sas, Casa Consistorial, Puimolar, L'Hostalet, Vilaplana, Soperún, Iscles, Suerri and Tresserra.
  • Former Betesa municipality (merged in 1966): Betesa, Santa Eulalia, Los Molinos and Obís.

Trivia

  • The prehistoric crocodilian Arenysuchus was named after the municipality.
  • The duck billed dinosaur Arenysaurus was also named for this place.

See also

References

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ As shown in the Legislative Decree 2/2006 Archived 2009-04-23 at the Wayback Machine of 27 December, of the Government of Aragon, by the revised text of the Law on Comarcal Demarcation of Aragon is approved.