Benasque

Benasque
View of the village from the east (2017)
View of the village from the east (2017)
Flag of Benasque
Coat of arms of Benasque
Country Spain
Autonomous community Aragon
ProvinceHuesca
Population
 (2018)[1]
 • Total2,157
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Benasque (Spanish: [beˈnaske]; in Benasquese dialect: Benás; Aragonese: Benás)[2][3] (locally [beˈnas]) 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.

  1. ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. ^ As shown in the "Legislative Decree 2/2006 of 27 December of the Government of Aragon, BOA 149, 17239". Archived from the original on 2009-04-23. Retrieved 2016-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link).
  3. ^ "Toponyms: towns with local name in Aragonese in Great Aragonese Encyclopedia". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2016-08-07.