Azara, Huesca
# Azara, Huesca

Azara is a municipality in the province of Huesca, Spain. In 2018, it had a population of 174 inhabitants. It is located in the middle of a valley named after Alferche, to the right of the La Clamor Canyon, surrounded by sandstone the highest among which is Peña de Santa Margarita, 40 km away from Huesca.

## Administration

### Recent Mayors of Azara

| Period | Mayor | Party |
| - | - | - |
| 1979-1983 | | |
| 1983-1987 | | |
| 1987-1991 | | |
| 1991-1995 | | |
| 1995-1999 | | |
| 1999-2003 | | |
| 2003-2007 | Santos Larroya Domper | PSOE-Aragón |
| 2007-2011 | | PSOE-Aragón |
| 2011-2015 | Jerónimo Santos Larroya Domper | PSOE-Aragón |

### Electoral results

Municipal Elections :

| Party | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 |
| - | - | - | - |
| Partido de los Socialistas de Aragón | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Partido Popular de Aragón (PP) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| PAR | | | - |
| CHA | - | - | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 |

## Demography

Demographic evolution :

| 1900 | 1910 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1981 | 1986 | 1992 | 1999 | 2004 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 491 | 441 | 441 | 380 | 308 | 363 | 310 | 269 | 237 | 225 | 224 | 200 |

## Monuments

* The Santa Lucia Church
* Peña/Piedra Santa Margarita (Azara) was an old castle belonging to Arabs. For lieutenant it had to Barbatuerta immediately after the reconquista (1101-4), and in times of Labaña (1610) it belonged to Sanjuanistas de Barbastro.

## Feasts

* Major feast is celebrated from 13 December to 16 December in honour of Santa Lucía.
* Easter Monday.
* Cultural Days of June.
