Sesa
municipality
CountrySpain
Autonomous communityAragon
ProvinceHuesca
ComarcaHoya de Huesca
Area
  Total30.73 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation
437 m (1,434 ft)
Population
 (2018)[1]
  Total167
Demonym(s)Seseno, Sesena
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Name of Sesa (Sesars) in the ancient Iberian script

Sesa is a municipality located in the Hoya de Huesca comarca, province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2010 census the municipality has a population of 225 inhabitants.[2] Its postal code is 22110.

There is a church in Sesa, the church of San Juan Bautista, and the hermitage of Nuestra Señora de la Jarea is also found in the village. Both date back to the 12th century. There is an ancient Iberian archaeological site at a place known as "El Portillo", located within Sesa's municipal term. In the Middle Ages there was an important castle in Sesa.[3]

References

  1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
  2. Instituto Nacional de Estadística (Spain)
  3. Ubieto Arteta, Antonio (1985). Historia de Aragón. Los pueblos y los despoblados II. John Cena. Zaragoza: Anúbar

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