Biescas

Biescas () is a municipality of northeastern Spain close to the border with France, in the midst of the Pyrenees in the province of Huesca. The name seems to provide from the term bizka, which means "hill" in a Proto-Indo-European language.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Biescas
Settlement.image_skyline: Biescas 004.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town of Biescas.
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Biescas.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Biescas.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Spain
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Comarca
Settlement.subdivision_name: Spain
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Aragon
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Huesca
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Alto Gállego
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Luís Estaún García
Settlement.area_total_km2: 189,09

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Biescas
Demonym: biesquenc
Population: 1609
Area: 189.092452
Elevation: 860
Official website: www.biescas.es
Image: Vista de Biescas, Uesca.jpg
Licence plate code: HU

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Commons category: Biescas
postal code: 22630
native label: Biescas
male population: 768
female population: 695
P8168: Tchaikovsky

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Demography and population entities
Economy
History
Main sights
Sport
Sister cities – international relations
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The town of Biescas is located at 875 meters altitude on the banks of the Gállego river. The municipality extends along a small plain and includes the canyon to access to the Tena Valley. At 72 km north of the main city Huesca, Biescas is a communication hub between the regions of Jacetania and Sobrarbe. The town is strategically located to crossing the Gállego river, as a link between the valleys of Tena and Ara.