Benasque

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Benasque

Total population

1,791

Elevation1138 m

Land area233.2 km²

Coordinates42.61°, 0.52°

Demographic figures from INE (Spain). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Benasque is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, Spain. It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Valentín Ferraz y Barrau

Mayor of Madrid and fought in Peninsular War (1794-1866)

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Antonio Cornel Ferraz Doz y Ferraz

Spanish politician (1745-1821)

F

Francisco Javier Ferraz y Cornel

José Ferraz y Cornel

Spanish politician (1796-1854)

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Berenguer de Bardají

J

José Antonio Saura Rami

Spanish writer

F

Francisco Güerri

Spanish association football player

V

Vicente Ferraz

Spanish writer

Milagros Pérez Oliva

Spanish journalist, writer and professor

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Ángel Ballarín Cornel

Ángela Abós Ballarín

Spanish writer and politician (1934–2022)

Martí Vigo del Arco

Spanish cross-country skier and cyclist

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Antoni Cornell i Ferraz

F

Fernando Español Berdié

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Juan Carlos Barrabés Cónsul

Spanish entrepreneur and businessperson

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Natalia Aventín

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Aragon

• Sesué
  4.6 mi away · pop. 105
• Villanova
  5.1 mi away · pop. 149
• Montanuy / Montanui
  13 mi away · pop. 36
• Palo
  24.1 mi away · pop. 31
• Perarrúa
  24.9 mi away · pop. 63
• Broto
  32.8 mi away · pop. 313
• Yésero
  39.4 mi away · pop. 60
• Yebra de Basa
  41.8 mi away · pop. 116
• Pozán de Vero
  44.1 mi away · pop. 225
• Sallent de Gállego
  45.1 mi away · pop. 790
• Canfranc-Estación
  53.7 mi away · pop. 540
• Castiello de Jaca
  54.6 mi away · pop. 228

Browse all places in Aragon →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Benasque

Teyatro en aragonés benasqués

1987

Rutas con esquís Pirineo Aragonés

Jorge García-Dihinx · 2016

Actas del IV Coloquio de Arte Aragonés

Coloquio de Arte Aragonés (4th 1985 Benasque Valley, Spain) · 1986

Graus

Ballarín, Ignacio · 1986

Pirineo aragonés Posets

Ramón Semir de Arquer · 1977

El Run

2011

Actas del II encuentro "Villa de Benasque" sobre lenguas y culturas pirenaicas

Encuentro Villa de Benasque sobre lenguas y culturas pirenaicas. (2 : 1998 : Benasque). · 2003

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