Morrano

Place in Aragon, Spain

42°11′53″N 0°6′23″W / 42.19806°N 0.10639°W / 42.19806; -0.10639Country

SpainAutonomous Community

AragonProvince

HuescaComarcas of AragonSomontano de BarbastroMunicipalityBiergeElevation

640 m (2,100 ft)Population

(2010)

• Total46Demonym(s)Morranense, falconero timezone = CETTime zoneUTC+1 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postcode

22141

WebsiteCity 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

Morrano is in pre-Pyrenees, 640 meters high. The Alcandre River and a pine forest border the village. The municipal is also home to the Sierra y Cañones de Guara Natural Park.

The vegetation mostly consists of olive, the almond, the juniper and 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. In 1887 had 78 homes.

Monuments

Parish Church dedicated to St. Peter the Apostle, has romanesque art origin but with several reforms in the 17th and 18th century.
City hall (year 1733)
Future museum dedicated to birds.^[1]
Hermitage of San Martín
The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera", is a geological formation.

Demographics

Historical population of Morrano
Year	1877	1900	1950	1981	2001	2004	2006	2008	2010
Population	416	358	228	96	51	48	48	47	46

Sport

The egg of Morrano or the "Peña Falconera.

^[2] Around the village can practice canyoning and hiking.

References

^ Morrano have a museum dedicated to the photographic work of naturalist David Gomez Samitier (in Spanish)
^ Trails in the official web of the government of Aragon ^{[permanent dead link]}