Canfranc-Estación
Canfranc-Estación is a village in Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon and has about 505 residents and an elevation of 1,190 metres. Canfranc-Estación is situated nearby to the locality La Rinconada, as well as near Barranco de Estiviellas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 505 residents
- Description: human settlement in Canfranc, Huesca Province, Aragon, Spain
- Also known as: “Los Aranones” and “Los Arañones”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canfranc International Railway Station and Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Canfranc International Railway Station
Hotel
Photo: MarcCeleiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canfranc International railway station is a formerly international railway station in the village of Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Somport railway tunnel, inoperative since 1970, which carries the Pau–Canfranc railway, under the Pyrenees into France, is located at its northern end.
Canfranc Underground Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Teogomez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Canfranc Underground Laboratory is an underground scientific facility located in the former railway tunnel of Somport under Monte Tobazo in Canfranc.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones
Fort
Photo: JavierMunozF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones is a fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Candanchú and Villanúa.
Candanchú
Hamlet
Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. Candanchú is situated 4 km north of Canfranc-Estación.
Villanúa
Village
Photo: Frabrupe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villanúa is a Pyrenean municipality in Spain in the north of Huesca province, in la Jacetania, set where the Aragon valley gets wider. Its name refers to the "new village" repopulated in the late 10th century. Villanúa is situated 8 km south of Canfranc-Estación.
Aruej
Locality
Photo: Frabrupe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aruej is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Canfranc-Estación.
Canfranc-Estación
- Category: locality
- Location: Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.74995° or 42° 44′ 60″ northLongitude
-0.51576° or 0° 30′ 57″ westPopulation
505Elevation
1,190 metres (3,904 feet)Open location code
8CJXPFXM+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 251164136OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3118059Wikidata ID
Q13049756
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In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Swedish—“Canfranc-Estación” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Canfranc-Estación”
- Aragonese: “Canfranc-Gara”
- Aragonese: “Los Arañones”
- Aragonese: “Os Aranyons”
- Basque: “Canfranceko geltokia”
- Catalan: “Os Aranyons”
- Cebuano: “Canfranc-Estación”
- Cebuano: “Los Arañones”
- French: “Canfranc-Gare”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Campfranc Estason de Los Aranhons”
- Spanish: “Canfranc Estación”
- Spanish: “Canfranc-Estación”
- Spanish: “Los Arañones”
- Swedish: “Canfranc-Estación”
- Swedish: “Los Arañones”
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