Morrano

Morrano
Morrano Location of Morrano
Coordinates: 42°11′53″N 0°6′23″W / 42.19806°N 0.10639°W / 42.19806; -0.10639Coordinates: 42°11′53″N 0°6′23″W / 42.19806°N 0.10639°W / 42.19806; -0.10639
Country	Spain
Autonomous Community	Aragon
Province	Huesca
Comarcas of Aragon	Somontano de Barbastro
Municipality	Bierge
Elevation	640 m (2,100 ft)
Population (2010)
- Total	46
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	22144
Website	City hall of Bierge

Morrano is a village in the municipality of Bierge, in the northwest comarca of Somontano de Barbastro in province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 46 inhabitants.

Geography

View of the village.

It is situated at 640 meters altitude, in the pre-Pyrenees, near the village is the river Alcanadre and a pine forest.

The vegetation is the olive, the almond, the juniper and the holm oak.

History

In 1097 Peter, Bishop of Huesca, gave the monastery of S. Ponce de Turners Labatella churches, Morrano, Yaso and Panzano. In 1213 is villa.

Monuments

• Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, has romanesque art origin but with several reforms in the seventeenth and eighteenth century.
• City hall (year 1733)
• Hermitage of San Martín
• The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera", is a geological formation.

Demographics

Historical population of Morrano

1877	1900	1950	1981	2001	2004	2006	2008	2010
416	358	228	96	51	48	48	47	46

Sport

The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera.

^[1] Around the village can practice canyoning and hiking.

References

1. ^ Trails in the official web of the government of Aragon

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