Ares del Maestre
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Ares del Maestre, also known as Ares del Maestrat or simply Ares, is a small village
and municipality
in the province of Castelló, Spain
. It is situated near the top of the Mola d'Ares mountain, at an altitude of 1,148 m.
As a result of migration to the cities in the 1960s and 1970s, Ares del Maestre is sparsely populated today, yet remains a popular tourist destination. Sites of interest include the gothic town hall, neoclassical parish church, and the remains of the Mola castle.
The Tossal d'Orenga
mountain, popular among paragliders, is located within the Ares del Maestre municipal term.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Castelló, Spain
Spain
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. It is situated near the top of the Mola d'Ares mountain, at an altitude of 1,148 m.
As a result of migration to the cities in the 1960s and 1970s, Ares del Maestre is sparsely populated today, yet remains a popular tourist destination. Sites of interest include the gothic town hall, neoclassical parish church, and the remains of the Mola castle.
The Tossal d'Orenga
Tossal d'Orenga
Tossal d'Orenga is a mountain of the Serra d'En Celler range, Valencian Community, Spain. It has an altitude of 1144 metres above sea level.Its name means 'Peak of Oregano', owing to the presence of the herb in its slopes....
mountain, popular among paragliders, is located within the Ares del Maestre municipal term.
Demography
| 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370 | 335 | 315 | 281 | 266 | 254 | 246 | 228 | 222 |