Sallent de Gállego
Sallent de Gállego (Spanish)
Sallent de Galligo (Aragonese) Sallén de Galligo (Aragonese) | |
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UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Website | Official website |
Sallent de Gállego (in
The town is located in the central
These localities are also part of the municipality:
.Landscape
The
The
The Portalet pass that links the Tena Valley, in Spain, and the Ossau Valley, in France, is also in Sallent de Gállego.
Winter sports
The
Climate
Sallent de Gallego has an Oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb) bordering a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb). The highest temperature recorded was 96.8 °F (36.0 °C) on July 29, 1981 while the lowest was −5.8 °F (−21.0 °C) on March 11, 1985.
Climate data for Sallent de Gállego | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.0 (64.4) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
3.5 (38.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.8 (47.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
1.9 (35.4) |
8.1 (46.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.6 (36.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 124.7 (4.91) |
104.9 (4.13) |
98.6 (3.88) |
104.9 (4.13) |
117.2 (4.61) |
98.6 (3.88) |
64.9 (2.56) |
72.2 (2.84) |
99.3 (3.91) |
117.8 (4.64) |
138.7 (5.46) |
141.4 (5.57) |
1,283.2 (50.52) |
Average precipitation days | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 195 |
Average rainy days | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 156 |
Average snowy days | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 39 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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81 | 78 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 79 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124 | 140 | 186 | 180 | 186 | 180 | 186 | 195 | 207 | 155 | 98 | 120 | 1,957 |
Source: http://www.nevasport.com/mevoyaformigal/art/4470/El-Clima-del-Valle-de-Tena-2-parte/, http://es.climate-data.org/location/186824/, and http://www.zoover.es/espana/aragon/sallent-de-gallego/tiempo |
Sights
Sallent has as its main artistic attraction its Gothic Church of the Assumption of the early sixteenth century, which has a valuable plateresque altarpiece and the venerated image of the Virgen de las Nieves, which is the patron of the town. It has been declared of cultural interest.
It also highlights the so-called Puente Romano, medieval bridge built in the 16th century. It saves the course of the Aguas Limpias river in the middle of the village, as well as the many emblazoned houses that dot the mottled old town. In the center of the village also it stands the popular Mentidero: a large bench which is decked and opened to the street and it is still used by residents and visitors as a meeting place.
At Formigal, there is a small
References
- ^ Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.
- ^ Consello Asesor de l'Aragonés (October 16, 2005). "Report number 3: toponyms on the comarca of the Alto Galligo" (PDF). Huesca. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
- ^ Toponyms: towns with local name in Aragonese in Great Aragonese Encyclopedia