Arén

For the commune in France, see Aren.

Arén Areny de Noguera (Ribagorçan) Arén de Noguera (Aragonese)
Municipality
Arén (Spanish)
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Coordinates: 42°16′N 0°44′E
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragón
Province	Huesca
Comarca	Ribagorza
Judicial district	Barbastro
Government
• Alcalde	Maria Asunción Codina Marcet (PSOE)
Area
• Total	119 km^2 (46 sq mi)
Elevation	709 m (2,326 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	318
• Density	2.7/km^2 (6.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Arenense
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	22583
Website	Official website

Arén (Spanish: [aˈɾen]), in Catalan: Areny de Noguera[2] (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

• Mountains of Sis
• Arenysuchus
• Arenysaurus

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.

External links

• Arén on Diputación de Huesca