Pinseque

Pinseque is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2014 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 3,625 inhabitants, with a population density of 224.88 people per km² (582.4 per square mile).

Pinseque
Seal
Country	Spain
Autonomous community	Aragon
Province	Zaragoza
Municipality	Pinseque
Area
• Total	16.12 km^2 (6.22 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population  (2018)[1]
• Total	3,908
• Density	240/km^2 (630/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	http://www.pinseque.es/

Bell tower of St Peter Martyr of Verona Church in Pînseque.

Facts

• The town is located 20 km (12.42 mi) from Zaragoza, the capital city of Aragon.
• Pinseque is 230 m (750 ft) above the sea level.
• The municipality's average temperature is 14 °C (57.2 °F).

Politics

Election results

Party	2003	2007	2011	2015
PP	5	4	6	4
Podemos	-	-	-	0
PSOE	1	4	3	5
Ciudadanos	-	-	-	1
CHA	1	1	1	0
UPyD	0	0	1	1
PAR	2	2	-	0

There are only 11 councilors in the Pinseque's town hall.

History

Town name

The town name of Pinseque comes from pin (pine) and sec (dry), probably because there were a pine forest here before its population. In Aragonese language, it is called Puysec - from puig (hill) and sec (dry). As the word dry is included in both Aragonese and Spanish language names, maybe the current town's area was considered very dry for crops or plant growing. When the Visigoths came to Spain, the village was called Pinsech.

References

1. Municipal Register of Spain 2018. National Statistics Institute.