La Jacetania

La Jacetania (Aragonese: A Chacetania; French: Jacétanie) is a comarca in northern Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northwestern corner of the Huesca and Zaragoza provinces. The administrative capital is Jaca, which, with a population of 13,374, is the largest town in the comarca. The area is famous for its ski resorts.

La Jacetania
Comarca
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Huesca & Zaragoza
Capital	Jaca
Area
• Total	1,857.9 km2 (717.3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	17,825
• Density	9.6/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Largest municipality	Jaca

Penya Uruel or Peña Oroel above the mist

Esposa seen from Sinués.

Jacetania is bordered by France to the north and Navarre to the west. Most of its territory is mountainous, with the ranges of the Pyrenees and Pre-Pyrenees covering most of its area. The name of the comarca originates in the ancient Iberian tribe of the Iacetani (Latin: Iaccetani).

This comarca was the birthplace of the historic County of Aragon.

Municipal terms

The traditional names of the towns, when different from the official name, are in brackets.

• Aísa
  • Candanchú
  • Esposa
  • Sinués
• Ansó
• Aragüés del Puerto (Aragüés de lo Puerto)
• Artieda
• Ascara
• Bailo
• Borau
• Canal de Berdún (A Canal de Berdún)
• Canfranc
  • Canfranc Estación
• Castiello de Jaca (Castiello de Chaca)
  • Aratorés
• Fago
• Jaca (Chaca)
• Jasa (Chasa)
• Mianos (Mians)
• Puente la Reina de Jaca (Puent d'a Reina de Chaca)
• Salvatierra de Esca (Salvatierra d'Esca)
• Santa Cilia
• Santa Cruz de la Serós (Santa Cruz d'as Serors)
• Sigüés
• Valle de Hecho (Val d'Echo)
• Villanúa (Villanuga)

See also

• County of Aragon
• Pyrenees