Valle de Ansó

Support for moving to the Ansó Valley

Valle de Ansó is an initiative led by the Ansó Town Council in Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. It is designed to help people interested in living, working, or working remotely in this village in the Aragonese Pyrenees. The project provides information and personal assistance with housing, employment, and available local services.

Location and natural setting

Ansó lies in the westernmost part of the Aragonese Pyrenees, in the Jacetania region, bordering France to the north and Navarre to the west. Part of its territory falls within the Valles Occidentales Natural Park and the Foces de Fago and Biniés Protected Landscape. In 2020, the village had 386 registered residents.

Recognition

• The only village in Spain selected as a “Smart Village 21.”
• Included in the “Most Beautiful Villages in Spain” association.
• Designated a Site of Cultural Interest.
• Recipient of the European “Quiet Valleys” award.
• Recipient of the Conama Award and the PEFC Tourism Merit Award.

Local services and resources

The valley has public services and businesses that cover residents' basic needs, including:

• Schools from preschool through compulsory secondary education, and an early-childhood center.
• Medical clinic, pharmacy, and senior residence.
• Municipal library, tourism office, Ansotano costume museum, and interpretation center.
• Co-working space, electric-vehicle charger, and regular bus service to Jaca.
• Businesses including a bakery, hair salon, butcher and grocery store, tobacco shop, craft shops, and ceramics shops.
• Bars, restaurants, inns, campgrounds, and mountain refuges.
• Private services such as guided tours, mountain guides, physical therapy, masonry, carpentry, plumbing, heating, painting, and emotional well-being.
• Sports and cultural facilities, including a gym, sports complex, frontón court, multipurpose rooms, exhibition and meeting spaces, and a music classroom.

Permits and activities

The website links to the town's online municipal office and provides access to mushroom-foraging permits issued by the Ansó–Fago Forest Association, for specified areas and seasons. It also lists activities subsidized by the Huesca Provincial Council, including library programs.

Town hall and contact

Address: Plaza Domingo Miral 1, 22728 Ansó, Huesca. Phones: 974 370 003 and 644 002 658. Email: ayuntamiento@anso.es. For local-development inquiries: desarrollolocalanso@aragon.es. The town is on Instagram and Facebook.